@article{ref1,
title="Retrospective controlled study of inpatient ECT: does it prevent suicide?",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="1999",
author="Sharma, V.",
volume="56",
number="2-3",
pages="183-187",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study examined the use of ECT among inpatients who committed suicide at a provincial psychiatric hospital. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 45 psychiatric in-patients who committed suicide at a provincial psychiatric hospital were compared with a gender, age and admission diagnosis matched group of 45 hospitalized patients to examine the use of electroconvulsive therapy during the last 3 months of hospitalization. <br><br>RESULTS: No difference in the utilization of ECT was found in the two groups. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective design and small sample size. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We failed to demonstrate that ECT had prevented suicide in hospitalized patients. Future prospective studies with large sample size are needed to further examine this question.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/s0165-0327(98)00207-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0165-0327(98)00207-9"
}