Electroconvulsive therapy causes memory loss, say patients

The levels of perceived benefit from electroconvulsive therapy reported by patients depend on the methods used to elicit responses. Rose and colleagues (p 1363) systematically reviewed 27 studies that ascertained patients' views of treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. They also found that at least one third of patients reported persistent memory loss after treatment, but professional opinion was that memory loss was not clinically important.

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