LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AND THE TIMING OF ECT

被引：1

作者：

BALL, CJ ^{[1
]}

FASHOLA, Y ^{[1
]}

HERZBERG, JL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNITED MED & DENT SCH,GUYS HOSP,LONDON SE1 9RT,ENGLAND

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY | 1995年 / 10卷 / 09期

关键词：

ELDERLY; DEPRESSION; LENGTH OF STAY; CHRONICITY;

D O I：

10.1002/gps.930100909

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

The lengths of stay of patients receiving ECT and medication or medication alone on an acute elderly admission ward were retrospectively compared. The lengths of stay for those who received ECT were significantly longer than for those not receiving ECT. If the ECT was given within 4 weeks of admission, the length of stay was similar to those receiving medication alone. In addition to symptom complexes, the decision to use ECT should take into account the length of the illness. Early ECT may reduce lengths of stay and decrease the likelihood of chronicity.

引用

页码：783 / 786

页数：4

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