The adverse events and complications are also concerns for the ECT. ECT is relatively safe and with absolutely no medical contraindications ( 1, 2).

After adjusting for sex, age, monthly income, urbanization level, geographic region, and comorbidities, the adjusted HR was 0.633 (95% CI = 0.448 – 1.895, P = 0.304).Ĭonclusion: This study supports that ECT was not associated with the increased risk of dementia in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, using the NHIRD.Įlectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for major mental illnesses. Fine and Gray's survival analysis revealed that the study patients were not associated with an increased risk of dementia. Results: Of the study patients, 45 (4.53%) of them developed dementia when compared to 149 (5.0%) in the control group. After adjusting for confounding factors, Fine and Gray's survival analysis was used to compare the risk of developing dementia during the 10 years of follow-up. Methods: A total of 3,796 enrolled participants (schizophrenia, 46.68% bipolar disorder, 11.77% and major depressive disorder, 41.55%) with 994 patients who had received ECT and 2,982 controls matched for sex and age, between January 1, and December 31, 2000, were selected from the NHIRD. Objective: This study aimed to clarify as to whether ECT is associated with the risk of dementia after ECT in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). However, the association between ECT in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, and the risk of dementia is yet to be examined. 6Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwanīackground: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, and a temporary memory loss may occur after ECT.5Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association, Taipei, Taiwan.4Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.3School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.2Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.1Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.Ching-Wen Chu 1 Wu-Chien Chien 2,3,4 Chi-Hsiang Chung 3,4,5 Pei-Chun Chao 1 Hsin-An Chang 1,6 Yu-Chen Kao 1 Yu-Ching Chou 3 Nian-Sheng Tzeng 1,6 *

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