Association of Electroconvulsive Therapy With Psychiatric Readmissions

Association of Electroconvulsive Therapy With Psychiatric Readmissions in US Hospitals – JAMA Psychiatry (free)

Editorial: Modern Electroconvulsive Therapy: Vastly Improved Yet Greatly Underused – JAMA Psychiatry (free) (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)

In this observational study, electroconvulsive therapy was associated with reduced 30-day readmission risk among psychiatric inpatients with severe affective disorders (RR=0.54;0.28-0.81).