Association Between Early Initiation of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Length of Stay in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients
ECT alone did not reduce overall LOS after adjustments. Early ECT is associated with timely discharge in acute psychiatric inpatients, particularly MDD, supporting its integration to optimize efficiency in Asian systems.
Authors
- Chin‐Pang Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9746-7197)
- Hsin-I Tsai
- Pi-Hua Liu
- Pei-Lei Su
- Ssu-Cheng Hsieh
- Ming-Fang Ho
- Shwu-Hua Lee
Institutions
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend (US)
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ect
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/yct.0000000000001249
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00