Yale Medicine School Study: Electroconvulsive Therapy Lowers Risk of Mortality in Older Patients
January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 21 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
Older patients who receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment of mood disorders have lower risk of mortality and greater protection against short-term risk of suicide, according to a Yale study.
The observational study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, involved 41,620 inpatients whose average age was 75. Approximately one-quarter of the patients were . . .
Older patients who receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment of mood disorders have lower risk of mortality and greater protection against short-term risk of suicide, according to a Yale study.
The observational study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, involved 41,620 inpatients whose average age was 75. Approximately one-quarter of the patients were . . .