Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Oldest-Old Patients With Depression: Response and Remission Rates, Prognostic Factors, Adverse Events and Mortality
ECT is a viable treatment option for oldest-old patients with depression, who show higher response and remission rates than younger patients, as well as fewer hospitalizations than oldest-old patients not treated with ECT.
Authors
- Axel Nordenskjöld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7454-3065)
- Anders Eriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7026-5061)
- Tor Arnison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9035-0287)
Institutions
- Örebro University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2025.06.013
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.83