Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital
Purpose: We aimed to evaluate frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use among hospitalized patients in a psychiatry clinic of university hospital and to determine the diagnostic, socioodemographic features of these ECT treated patients retrospectively. Material and Method: Of 759 inpatients,...
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| description | Purpose: We aimed to evaluate frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use among hospitalized patients in a psychiatry clinic of university hospital and to determine the diagnostic, socioodemographic features of these ECT treated patients retrospectively.
Material and Method: Of 759 inpatients, 32 who was treated with ECT in psychiatry clinic of Ministery of Health and ndash; Ordu University Training and Research Hospital were included in the study. The data evaluated in the study were obtained from patient files retrospectively.
Results: Among the 32 (4.21%) patients treated with ECT, 23 (71.9%) were male with a mean age of 44.4 and 9 (28.1%) were female with a mean age of 44.5. The mean hospitization time was 28,7 days in male patients whereas it was 38.33 days in female patients. The mean number of ECT sessions was 9.4 for males and 9.8 for females.
Conclusion: ECT treatment was performed in 4.24 % of the patients in our clinic for the past 5.5 years. Although the application is restricted because of false beliefs and prejudiced opinions, ECT is a reliable treatment method with very low risk of serious complications. New methods should be implemented for healthy acknowledgment to overcome these opinions and beliefs about ECT. [Cukurova Med J 2016; 41(2.000): 242-247] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72025c622bd349d0a5ad87818449bc5d2023-02-15T16:09:09ZengCukurova UniversityÇukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi0250-51502016-06-0141224224710.17826/cutf.200108200108Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospitalEsra Yancar Demir0Nilay Tas1Ordu Universitesi Tip Fakultesi-Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dali Ordu Universitesi Tip Fakultesi-Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi Anestezi ve Reanimasyon Anabilim DaliPurpose: We aimed to evaluate frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use among hospitalized patients in a psychiatry clinic of university hospital and to determine the diagnostic, socioodemographic features of these ECT treated patients retrospectively. Material and Method: Of 759 inpatients, 32 who was treated with ECT in psychiatry clinic of Ministery of Health and ndash; Ordu University Training and Research Hospital were included in the study. The data evaluated in the study were obtained from patient files retrospectively. Results: Among the 32 (4.21%) patients treated with ECT, 23 (71.9%) were male with a mean age of 44.4 and 9 (28.1%) were female with a mean age of 44.5. The mean hospitization time was 28,7 days in male patients whereas it was 38.33 days in female patients. The mean number of ECT sessions was 9.4 for males and 9.8 for females. Conclusion: ECT treatment was performed in 4.24 % of the patients in our clinic for the past 5.5 years. Although the application is restricted because of false beliefs and prejudiced opinions, ECT is a reliable treatment method with very low risk of serious complications. New methods should be implemented for healthy acknowledgment to overcome these opinions and beliefs about ECT. [Cukurova Med J 2016; 41(2.000): 242-247]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=200108electroconvulsive therapydepressionbipolar disorder |
| spellingShingle | Esra Yancar Demir Nilay Tas Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi electroconvulsive therapy depression bipolar disorder |
| title | Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital |
| title_full | Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital |
| title_short | Characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital |
| title_sort | characteristics of electroconvulsive therapy in a university hospital |
| topic | electroconvulsive therapy depression bipolar disorder |
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