2023
Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Functional Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Comorbid Depression and Dementia: A Nationwide 1-Year Follow-Up Study.
Wilkinson S, Sint K, Forester B, Rhee T. Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Functional Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Comorbid Depression and Dementia: A Nationwide 1-Year Follow-Up Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2023, 84 PMID: 36700843, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyFunctional outcomeComorbid depressionPrincipal psychiatric diagnosisRandomized clinical trialsECT cohortECT patientsComparable cohortsSafe treatmentClinical trialsMedicare patientsCurrent treatmentFunctional declineLimited efficacyPropensity score methodsPsychiatric disordersSummary scoresPsychiatric diagnosisLarger sample sizeMultivariate analysisPsychological symptomsDementiaPatientsOlder adultsCohort
2018
Identifying Recipients of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Data From Privately Insured Americans
Wilkinson ST, Agbese E, Leslie DL, Rosenheck RA. Identifying Recipients of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Data From Privately Insured Americans. Psychiatric Services 2018, 69: 542-548. PMID: 29385954, PMCID: PMC6248332, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyMood disordersClinical characteristicsECT useUse of ECTCharacteristics of patientsProportion of patientsComorbid psychiatric disordersMajor depressive disorderNumber of prescriptionsSubstance use disordersOutpatient psychotherapy visitsECT patientsECT utilization rateMarketScan databasePsychotherapy visitsPsychotropic medicationsDepressive disorderPsychiatric disordersService useUse disordersPatientsECT utilizationBipolar disorderCommercial insurance