مرگ و میر در بیمارستان در میان دریافت کنندگان درمان الکتروتکنیک: یک مطالعه گذشته نگر مبتنی بر جمعیت در سراسر کشور 17 ساله است

ECT was indicated to be safe and did not increase the odds of in-hospital mortality. However, ECT appeared to be administered only on physically healthy but psychiatrically compromised patients, a pattern that is in opposition with the scientific evidence supporting its safety. Moreover, our data suggest that ECT is still used as a treatment of last resort in the era of modern psychiatry.