title: A comparison of multiple and single electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 30 patients receiving either single ECT (N = 17) or multiple monitored ECT (N = 13), no difference in effectiveness or safety was seen between treatments. However, patients who received multiple monitored ECT had fewer sessions of general anesthesia and a significantly more rapid course of treatment.
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies