Electroconvulsive Therapy and Risk of Dementia—A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Risk of Dementia—A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, and a temporary memory loss may occur after ECT. However, the association between ECT in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disor...

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Main Authors: Ching-Wen Chu, Wu-Chien Chien, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Pei-Chun Chao, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Yu-Ching Chou, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
electroconvulsive therapy
cohort study
National Health Insurance Research Database
dementia
risk
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00397/full

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