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    • Psychiatry
    • Clinical Medicine

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    • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe mental health conditions.
    • Understanding the short-term side-effects of ECT is crucial for patient care and treatment acceptance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the incidence and nature of side-effects occurring 24 hours after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
    • To assess patient-reported adverse events and their frequency following ECT procedures.

    Main Methods:

    • A prospective study involving 96 patients undergoing a total of 500 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments.
    • Systematic monitoring and recording of side-effects present 24 hours post-treatment.

    Main Results:

    • Side-effects were infrequent; headache occurred in 2-6% and subjective memory impairment in 3% of treatments.
    • No serious physical threats were associated with the observed unwanted effects.
    • Fear of permanent memory upset was the most disliked aspect, reported by 16% of patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with a low frequency of transient side-effects.
    • Subjective memory impairment and headache are the most common short-term adverse events.
    • Addressing patient concerns regarding memory is important for improving ECT acceptance.