ECT and Reduced Suicide Risk: New Register Study From Sweden
Out on PubMed, from researchers in Sweden, is this study: 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 The abstract is copied below: Importance: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is indicated for severe depression, including depression with psychosis, catatonia, and/or an elevated suicide risk. However, the association of ECT with suicide risk is uncertain. Objective: To determine the association between ECT and the risk of suicide in patients with unipolar major depressive disorder. Design, setting, and participants: This registry-based cohort study used patient data from Swedish national registers. Patients with a record of inpatient care between January 1, 2012, and October 31, 2018, for moderate depression, severe depression, or severe depression with psychosis were included in the