Heterogeneity of Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice Under a Common Guideline
Despite operating under the same guideline, considerable variation in ECT practice is evident across departments and time. Because similar heterogeneity likely exists in other hospitals, organizations, and countries, these data can inform and encourage the development of treatment quality databases and decision support tools in ECT to increase treatment consistency and quality.
Authors
- Jimmi Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-7028)
- Anders Jørgensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-6965)
- Martin Balslev Jørgensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1321-8901)
- Asger Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9102-3130)
- Poul Videbech
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Mental Health Services (DK)
- Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ect
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/yct.0000000000001194
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47