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.
Am J Psychiatry. 1969 Aug;126(2):272. doi: 10.1176/ajp.126.2.272.PMID: 5804820
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.
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.
Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;9(6):435-446. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00077-3. Epub 2022 Apr 26.PMID: 35487236
Dr. Abrams' letter is also of historical interest for the "personal communication" from ECT pioneer and scholar Lothar Kalinowsky.
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