TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Retrospective controlled study of inpatient ECT: does it prevent suicide?
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Sharma, V.
SP  - 183
EP  - 187
VL  - 56
IS  - 2-3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0165-0327(98)00207-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -