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Electro convulsive therapy
— survey covering the period from January 2003 to March 2002, England | | Corporate Author | Department of Health - DH; National Statistics |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, 2003 |
| Pages | 33 pp (Statistical Bulletin 2003/08) |
| Source | Department of Health, Mental Health Statistics, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London SE1 6LH. |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | This bulletin presents the results of a survey on the use of ECT in England 2002. The purpose of this survey is to present an updated snapshot of the levels of ECT use, since the last survey was carried out in 1999 and prior to this in 1991. For the period under review there were 12,800 administrations of ECT. There were 2,300 patients in total, compared to 2,800 in 1999. Of these, there were 700 male patients and 1,600 female patients; 45% of male patients and 47% of female patients were aged 65 and over. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030529205 B |
| Classmark | LP: 6C |
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