Abstract
SummaryElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a powerful acute treatment for severe and resistant depression. We review literature related to the efficacy, safety and tolerability of ECT in older people, with an emphasis on research studies and reviews published in the last 25 years. In general ECT has been considered a very effective and safe treatment for depression and other psychiatric and non-psychiatric disorders in older people. Amnesia is commonly attributed to ECT treatment, but studies suggest that the negative effects of ECT on cognition are probably small in older patients. Currently the balance of risks and benefits of ECT justify its use for severe depression in older patients, both with and without dementia.
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