TY - JOUR
T1 - Reasons for referral for electroconvulsive therapy
T2 - A comparison between adolescents and adults
AU - Bloch, Yuval
AU - Sobol, Doli
AU - Levkovitz, Yechiel
AU - Kron, Shmuel
AU - Ratzoni, Gideon
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Objective: In order to improve our understanding of the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in adolescent patients, we aimed to evaluate the reasons for referral for ECT in different age groups. Method: We compared the reasons for adolescent and adult referrals by a retrospective file review of 13 consecutive adolescents and 56 consecutive adults treated in our ECT unit during a 5-year period. Results: There was a significant association between age group and reason for referral. Non-response to pharmacotherapy was a significantly more common reason among adults. Adolescents were mainly referred due to catatonia and suicidal behaviour. Conclusion: Our results support the need to study reasons for referral to ECT, beyond non-response to pharmacotherapy, especially in adolescent patients.
AB - Objective: In order to improve our understanding of the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in adolescent patients, we aimed to evaluate the reasons for referral for ECT in different age groups. Method: We compared the reasons for adolescent and adult referrals by a retrospective file review of 13 consecutive adolescents and 56 consecutive adults treated in our ECT unit during a 5-year period. Results: There was a significant association between age group and reason for referral. Non-response to pharmacotherapy was a significantly more common reason among adults. Adolescents were mainly referred due to catatonia and suicidal behaviour. Conclusion: Our results support the need to study reasons for referral to ECT, beyond non-response to pharmacotherapy, especially in adolescent patients.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Adults
KW - Electroconvulsive therapy
KW - Reasons for referral
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/45949093232
U2 - 10.1080/10398560801886039
DO - 10.1080/10398560801886039
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C2 - 18568625
AN - SCOPUS:45949093232
SN - 1039-8562
VL - 16
SP - 191
EP - 194
JO - Australasian Psychiatry
JF - Australasian Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -