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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Sweden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Svend-Otto Frederiksen  and
Giacomo D'Elia
Svend-Otto Frederiksen
Affiliation:
St Jorgen Hospital, 42203 Hisings Backa, Sweden
Giacomo D'Elia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Bergen, 5016 Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Summary

In spite of a decrease in the number of electroconvulsive treatments (ECT) administered during the decade 1966–1975, ECT is still commonly used in Sweden. About 4 per cent of all patients admitted for psychiatric treatment during 1975 received ECT. Affective disorders and confusional states appear to be the main indications. Treatment is usually unilateral, with general anaesthesia and muscle relaxants, generally using the same type of ECT machine.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 134 , Issue 3 , March 1979 , pp. 283 - 287
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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