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Temporal Trends in the Use of ECT in Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

E. Verdura Vizcaíno ,
I. Vera  and
J. Sanz Fuentenebro
E. Verdura Vizcaíno
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
I. Vera
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital de Parla, Madrid, Spain
J. Sanz Fuentenebro
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital de Parla, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

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Introduction

ECT is an effective and safe treatment for severe psychiatric disorders including major depressive disorders, bipolar mania and depression and acute exacerbations of schizophrenia according to clinical guidelines. However, an overall decline in the use of ECT utilization has been reported worldwide and concerns have been raised that ECT is being underused in some countries.

Objectives and Aims

To describe temporal trends in ECT utilization rates in european countries

Methods

A systematic review was conducted of studies which reported on ECT temporal trends in european countries in the last 25 years

Results

Conclusions

There had been a decrease in the use of ECT in recent years in Europe. However, recent publications suggest that its use may be stabilizing or even rebounding.

Type
Article: 0346
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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