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| Title |
Electroconvulsive therapy use in adolescents: a systematic review
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| Published in |
Annals of General Psychiatry, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1744-859x-12-17 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nádia NR Lima, Vânia B Nascimento, Jorge AC Peixoto, Marcial M Moreira, Modesto LR Neto, José C Almeida, Carlos AC Vasconcelos, Saulo A Teixeira, Jucier G Júnior, Francisco TC Junior, Diego DM Guimarães, Aline Q Brasil, Jesus S Cartaxo, Marco Akerman, Alberto OA Reis |
| Abstract |
Considered as a moment of psychological vulnerability, adolescence is remarkably a risky period for the development of psychopathologies, when the choice of the correct therapeutic approach is crucial for achieving remission. One of the researched therapies in this case is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The present study reviews the recent and classical aspects regarding ECT use in adolescents. Systematic review, performed in November 2012, conformed to the PRISMA statement. From the 212 retrieved articles, only 39 were included in the final sample. The reviewed studies bring indications of ECT use in adolescents, evaluate the efficiency of this therapy regarding remission, and explore the potential risks and complications of the procedure. ECT use in adolescents is considered a highly efficient option for treating several psychiatric disorders, achieving high remission rates, and presenting few and relatively benign adverse effects. Risks can be mitigated by the correct use of the technique and are considered minimal when compared to the efficiency of ECT in treating psychopathologies. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 22% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Chile | 2 | 9% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Congo | 1 | 4% |
| Egypt | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 70% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 22% |
| Scientists | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 109 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 11% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 24 | 22% |
| Unknown | 27 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 47 | 43% |
| Psychology | 9 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Unknown | 31 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 March 2024.
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