2009年至2020年期间,在澳大利亚一家高等精神卫生机构进行了电治疗
Emily Martin1, Subramanian Purushothaman1, Emma Ballard2
1Metro North Mental Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Herston, QLD, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
|June 4, 2024
概括
电疗法 (ECT) 的使用保持稳定,但维护ECT课程和自愿治疗在2009-2020年间显著下降. 非自愿治疗增加,被诊断为精神分裂症的男性最有可能接受ECT.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 心理健康治疗趋势 心理健康治疗趋势
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗保健服务研究
背景情况:
- 电疗法 (ECT) 是一种高度有效的精神病治疗方法,但随着时间的推移,其提供趋势的报道不足.
- 了解ECT使用的时间变化对于医疗保健规划和资源分配至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查从2009年到2020年提供电治疗 (ECT) 的趋势.
- 描述接受ECT的患者群体,并分析治疗过程中的变化.
- 为了确定急性与维持ECT以及自愿与非自愿ECT的管理中的转变.
主要方法:
- 分析了从677名接受1669个ECT课程的患者身上例行收集的数据.
- 检查澳大利亚公共第三级精神卫生机构内的治疗数据.
- 纵向研究设计涵盖2009年至2020年期间.
主要成果:
- 急性电疗法 (ECT) 的供应保持稳定,而维持性ECT课程显著下降.
- 精神分裂症是指数治疗的主要适应症 (37.4%);大多数患者 (85.7%) 仅接受急性ECT.
- 自愿提供ECT的比例大幅下降 (2009年为44.9%,2020年为16.3%),非自愿治疗的比例显著增加.
结论:
- 在研究期间,观察到维持ECT的显著减少和非自愿治疗的增加.
- 患有精神分裂症的男性更有可能接受电疗法 (ECT).
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解在不同环境中影响ECT提供因素.
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