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Cognitive effects of ect in the elderly: Preliminary findings
Author(s) -
Russ Mark J.,
Ackerman Sigurd H.,
Burton Leslie,
Shindledecker Richard D.,
Goldberg Elkho
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930050208
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , cognition , depression (economics) , psychology , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Clinical recovery, cognitive function, and ward behavior indicative of organic brain syndrome were assessed in 12 elderly, depressed patients before, and approximately one week after, treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). There was a statistically significant improvement in depression, and ward behavior, whereas cognitive function was unchanged. These findings support and extend prior studies which indicate that ECT in the treatment of depression in the elderly is not associated with functionally significant decrements in cognitive performance.