The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on suicide risk in patients with mood disorders. |
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| Authors: | V Sharma |
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| Affiliation: | Mood Disorders Program, Regional Mental Health Care London, 850 Highbury Avenue North, London, ON N6A 4H1. vsharma@uwo.ca |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To discuss the effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on suicide risk in patients with mood disorders. METHOD: A review of the available data on the short-term and long-term effects of ECT on suicide mortality among patients with mood disorders. CONCLUSION: ECT has an acute but not a long-term beneficial effect on suicidality. Due to the significant limitations of studies in this area, however, the data need to be interpreted with caution. |
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