Impact of COVID-19 on electroconvulsive therapy practice across Canadian provinces during the first wave of the pandemic

Impact of COVID-19 on electroconvulsive therapy practice across Canadian provinces during the first wave of the pandemic

Abstract Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedural treatment that is potentially life-saving for some patients with severe psychiatric illness. At the start of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ECT practice was remarkably disrupted, putting vulnerable individu...

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Main Authors: Ilya Demchenko, Vanessa K Tassone, Sarah Dunnett, Arpana Balachandar, Sophie Li, Melanie Anderson, Zafiris J Daskalakis, Karen Foley, Keyvan Karkouti, Sidney H Kennedy, Karim S Ladha, Jamie Robertson, Alon Vaisman, David Koczerginski, Sagar V Parikh, Daniel M Blumberger, Alastair J Flint, Venkat Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Electroconvulsive therapy
Mental health services
Health services research
Healthcare utilization
Health disparities
Ethics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04832-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04832-7

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