title: Poor interrater reliability of MECTA EEG recordings of ECT seizure duration.
abstract: The electroencephalogram (EEG) tracings of seizure durations recorded by the MECTA SR-1 for 24 patients undergoing right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were estimated independently by four psychiatrists and a neurologist. Differences among raters were often large and, overall, were statistically significant. The literature on interrater reliability for the MECTA EEG remains contradictory, and caution in MECTA EEG use appears warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Guze
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Liston
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Richeimer
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors