Retrospective Cohort Study: Risk of suicide death following electroconvulsive therapy treatment for depression.

Risk of suicide death following electroconvulsive therapy treatment for depression: a propensity score-weighted, retrospective cohort study in Canada – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Electroconvulsive Therapy for Suicide Risk in Patients With Depression – Consultant360

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retro cohort study: ECT was associated with a reduced risk of suicide death (csHR=0.53; 0.31–0.92). ECT was also associated with a significantly reduced risk of all-cause mortality (0.75; 0.58–0.97]), but not non-suicide death (0.83; 0.61–1.12) https://t.co/GCG6ZnHXjr

— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) May 2, 2022