Classics in ECT: Abrams LTE on Suicide Prevention With ECT, Am J Psych 1969
"Classics in ECT" brings you this LTE from Richard Abrams, from 1969: Suicide and ECT. Abrams R. Am J Psychiatry. 1969 Aug;126(2):272. doi: 10.1176/ajp.126.2.272. PMID: 5804820 The letter is here: To the point, this brief LTE from ECT scholar Richard Abrams is particularly relevant today, as we finally have excellent data to support the role of ECT in suicide prevention: Electroconvulsive Therapy and the Risk of Suicide in Hospitalized Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. Rönnqvist I, Nilsson FK, Nordenskjöld A. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2116589. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16589. PMID: 34287633 Risk of suicide death following electroconvulsive therapy treatment for depression: a propensity score-weighted, retrospective cohort study in Canada. Kaster TS , Blumberger DM, Gomes T, Sutradhar R, Wijeysundera DN, Vigod SN. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;9(6):435-446. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00077-3. Epub 2022 Apr 26.