| Literature DB >> 32370981 |
A Amad1, M Magnat2, C Quilès3, A Yrondi4, A Sauvaget5, S Bulteau5, M Plaze6, M Rotharmel7, M Polosan8, D Lévy-Chavagnat9, N Jaafari9, G Vaiva2, P Thomas2.
Abstract
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to major organisational changes in health care settings, especially in psychiatric hospitals. We conducted a national online survey to assess the evolution of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the different centres practicing this treatment. 65 responses from all over France were analysed. More than 90 % of the centres practising ECT experienced a decrease in their activity. Half of the centres experienced a total cessation of activity and 25 % of the centres experienced a decrease of more than half of their usual activity. Post-pandemic COVID-19 psychiatric care is expected to be difficult. It is essential not to add to this difficulty the complications, often serious, that will be associated with delaying or stopping the practice of ECT. It will also be necessary to remain vigilant with regard to the specific neuropsychiatric consequences that will follow the pandemic.Entities:
Keywords: Accès aux soins; COVID-19; Complications; Electroconvulsive therapy; Epidemiology; Health care access; Pandémie; Électro-convulsivo-thérapie; Épidémiologie
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32370981 PMCID: PMC7174183 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2020.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Encephale ISSN: 0013-7006 Impact factor: 1.291
Fig. 1Résumé graphique des réponses à l’enquête sur l’évolution de l’activité ECT en France suite à la pandémie COVID-19. Les réponses de 65 personnes ont été analysées.