Posted by linkadge on August 22, 2007, at 11:18:28
In reply to Re: ECT, posted by chiron on August 22, 2007, at 0:00:11
I read somewhere that the so called %80 sucess rate is somewhat fabricated.
My psychiatrist told me its not near %80, but that figure stands only to justifty its incidence of severe side effects.
Its also very difficult to assess sucess rate of ECT.
Since most relase in about a year, it really depends on when you ask the questions.
A doctor might call something sucessfull that a patient never would.
I heard it described this way. You're not allowed to drive home after the procedure, but you are capable of giving an acurate assessmnet of your mental condition??
Thats why that figure is controversial, because it depends on how, and when you get the data.
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