Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

ECT practice in Japan.

Worrawat Chanpattana1, Kasuki Kojima, Barry Alan Kramer

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. worch@loxinfo.co.th

The Journal of ECT
|August 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Economic Evaluation of Evusheld for Preexposure Prevention of COVID-19 in High-Risk Populations: Early Evidence from Thailand.

Applied health economics and health policy·2023
Same author

Long-term persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein-specific and neutralizing antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients.

PloS one·2022
Same author

The impact of COVID-19 and control measures on public health in Thailand, 2020.

PeerJ·2022
Same author

Long-term specific IgG response to SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in recovered COVID-19 patients.

Scientific reports·2021
Same author

T cell mediated immunity against influenza H5N1 nucleoprotein, matrix and hemagglutinin derived epitopes in H5N1 survivors and non-H5N1 subjects.

PeerJ·2021
Same author

SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding in recovered COVID-19 cases and the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in recovered COVID-19 cases and close contacts, Thailand, April-June 2020.

PloS one·2020

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use in Japan is limited, with over half of treatments being unmodified. The primary conditions treated were schizophrenia and major depression.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Practice

Background:

  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a vital treatment for severe psychiatric disorders.
  • Understanding current ECT practice patterns is crucial for developing effective standards of care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the current practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Japan.
  • To identify trends in ECT administration and patient demographics.

Main Methods:

  • A nationwide questionnaire survey was conducted from September 2001 to August 2003.
  • Data were collected from 248 institutions regarding ECT availability, procedures, and patient diagnoses.

Main Results:

  • Out of 100 responding institutions, 83 offered ECT, with 1,210 patients receiving 11,146 treatments.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Schizophrenia (48.9%) and major depression (37.4%) were the most common diagnoses.
  • Over half of all ECTs administered were unmodified, and brief-pulse devices and EEG monitoring were infrequently used.

    • Conclusions:

    • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) utilization in Japan is notably low.
    • A significant proportion of ECT treatments were unmodified, indicating potential areas for improvement in care standards.
    • ECT was predominantly administered to patients with schizophrenia and major depression, particularly those in older age groups.