Table 1.
Demographics.
| ECT (n=17) | No ECT (n=23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) |
N (%) |
p |
|
| Gender (Male) | 10 (59) | 14 (61) | 0.99 |
| Education (College Graduate) | 13 (77) | 10 (50) | 0.17 |
| Abuse | |||
| • Physical | 6 (35) | 4 (20) | 0.46 |
| • Sexual | 1 (6) | 4 (21) | 0.19 |
| Substance Abuse | |||
| • Self | 7 (41) | 6 (29) | 0.50 |
| • ETOHAbuse | |||
| • Self | 7 (41) | 5 (24) | 0.31 |
| • Family (1st Degree) | 5 (31) | 7 (37) | 0.99 |
| • Family (2nd Degree) | 2 (13) | 4 (21) | 0.67 |
| Family History | |||
| • Depression | 15 (88) | 19 (91) | 0.99 |
| • Suicide | 6 (38) | 8 (35) | 0.88 |
| MDD Subtype | 0.41 | ||
| • Atypical | 3 (19) | 7 (37) | |
| • Melancholic | 7 (44) | 5 (26) | |
| • Neither | 6 (38) | 7 (37) | |
| Illness History | |||
| • Hospitalization | 14 (82) | 9 (39) | 0.01 |
| • Suicide | |||
| • Attempt | 7 (41) | 8 (35) | 0.75 |
| • Ideation | 13 (77) | 12 (52) | 0.19 |
| • Ideation at Admission | 5 (29) | 9 (39) | 0.74 |
| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
p |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 46.5 (10.8) | 46.6 (14.8) | 0.99 |
| BMI | 28.9 (5.7) | 30.9 (7.7) | 0.38 |
| Illness History | |||
| • Age of Onset | 21.5 (12.3) | 21.5 (11.6) | 0.99 |
| • Length of Current Episode (Months) | 99.1 (108.8) | 103.0 (163.4) | 0.93 |
| • Length of Illness (Years) | 25.4 (10.2) | 25.3 (15.3) | 0.99 |
| • Previous Episodes | 32.3 (46.5) | 17.3 (35.3) | 0.28 |
| Clinical Scales | |||
| • MADRS | 34.1 (5.6) | 32.0 (4.3) | 0.20 |
| • BPRS | 35.8 (6.1) | 36.0 (5.6) | 0.93 |
| • CADSS | 4.7 (10.1) | 4.0 (5.6) | 0.81 |
| • Suicide Ideation Scale | 4.8 (6.7) | 2.1 (4.7) | 0.15 |