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[Electroconvulsive therapy in nonconsenting patients].

M Besse¹, I Methfessel¹, J Wiltfang¹

¹Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 5, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.

|January 20, 2016

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective for severe psychiatric disorders, even in nonconsenting patients. Many patients later consent and find ECT helpful, offering rapid symptom relief and potentially saving lives.

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Neurology

Background:

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for severe psychiatric disorders.
Legal incapacity and inability to consent can arise in patients with severe depressive and psychotic disorders.
German guardianship law permits ECT administration without patient consent under specific circumstances.

Keywords:

Depressive disorders Electroconvulsive therapy Ethics Patient’s consent Psychotic disorders

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