title: Does age predict the long-term outcome of depression treated with ECT? (a prospective study of the long-term outcome of ECT-treated depression with respect to age).
abstract: Sixty-three subjects with DSM-III-R major depression with melancholia or psychosis were followed up 2-4 years after index treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. There was a twofold increase in likelihood of improved outcome with an additional 20 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Merseyside Regional Training Scheme, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wesson
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cracken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome