Twenty-year trends in use of electroconvulsive therapy among homeless and domiciled veterans with mental illness
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Wilkinson ST, Holtzheimer PE. Twenty-year trends in use of electroconvulsive therapy among homeless and domiciled veterans with mental illness. CNS Spectrums 2021, 28: 183-189. PMID: 34895380, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852921001061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectroconvulsive therapyMental illnessECT utilizationECT useSessions of ECTVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemHealthcare systemTwenty-year trendsMedical recordsHigher overall rateVA facilitiesSocioeconomic disparitiesIllnessComprehensive healthcare systemHomeless veteransVeteransOverall rateNational dataTherapyRegional differencesLocal factorsYear 2000Utilization of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Older Homeless Adults Covered by Medicare
Wilkinson ST, Rhee TG, Tsai J. Utilization of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Older Homeless Adults Covered by Medicare. Psychiatric Quarterly 2021, 92: 1825-1837. PMID: 34468909, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-021-09946-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyOlder Medicare beneficiariesECT useMedicare beneficiariesOutpatient electroconvulsive therapyMajor depressive disorderLower odds ratioHomeless individualsOlder homeless adultsECT coursePsychiatric comorbidityUnadjusted ratesOutpatient settingDepressive disorderOdds ratioNon-homeless individualsHomeless patientsPsychosocial supportSociodemographic characteristicsSignificant covariatesOlder homeless individualsHomeless adultsTherapyLower ratesHomeless group