Table 2.
Overview of ECT treatment worldwide by gender and age.
| Age in years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | First author (reference) | Percent of ECT-treated women | %N >65 (%) | Mean | Range |
| Australia and New Zealand | |||||
| Sydney, Australia | Lamont (Lamont et al. 2011) | 71 | 28 | ||
| New Zealand | Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health 2006) | 69 | 40 (2004/2005) | ||
| Western Australia | Teh (Teh et al. 2005) | 65 | |||
| Australia | Chanpattana (Chanpattana 2007) | 63 | 38 | ||
| Victoria, Australia | Wood (Wood and Burgess 2003) | 63 | 33 | ||
| Africa | |||||
| Malawi | Selis (Selis et al. 2008) | 49 | 17–35 | ||
| South Africa | Mugisha (Mugisha and Ovuga 1991) | 29 | 30.7 | ||
| North America | |||||
| Louisiana | Westphal (Westphal et al. 1997) | 79 | 100 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Sylvester (Sylvester et al. 2000) | 71 | 59 (>60) | ||
| Texas | Reid (Reid et al. 1998) | 70 | 48 | ||
| Texas | Scarano (Scarano et al. 2000) | 69 | |||
| California | Kramer (Kramer 1999) | 69 | |||
| USA | Rosenbach (Rosenbach et al. 1997) | 66 | |||
| USA | Prudic (Prudic et al. 2001) | 55 (>60) | |||
| North Carolina | McCall (McCall et al. 1992) | 44.3 | 19–75 | ||
| South America | |||||
| Brazil | Pastore (Pastore et al. 2008) | 71 | 41.3 | ||
| Europe | |||||
| Austria | Tauscher (Tauscher et al. 1997) | 81 | 49 | 23–69 | |
| Finland | Huuhka (Huuhka et al. 2000) | 76 | 58.9 | 18–83 | |
| Norway | Moksnes (Moksnes and Ilner 2010) | 74 | 64 | 29–87 | |
| UK | Department of Health (Department of Health 2007) | 71 | 46 | ||
| Wales | Duffett (Duffett et al. 1999) | 71 | 56.9 (women) | ||
| 55.5 (men) | |||||
| Scotland | Glen (Glen and Scott 1999) | 71 | |||
| London, UK | Eranti (Eranti et al. 2011) | 70 | 62.8 | ||
| Scotland | Fergusson (Fergusson et al. 2004) | 70 | 26 | ||
| Norway | Moksnes (Moksnes et al. 2006) | 69 | 67 (women) | 23–91 | |
| 65 (men) | |||||
| Ireland | Enriquez (Enriquez et al. 2010) | 66 | 50.6 | 18–87 | |
| Munich | Baghai (Baghai et al. 2005) | 66 | 51.2 | ||
| Poland | Gazdag (Gazdag et al. 2009a) | 65 | |||
| Norway | Schweder (Schweder et al. 2011a) | 65 | 55 | ||
| UK | Duffett (Duffett and Lelliott 1998) | 64 | |||
| Sweden | Socialstyrelsen (Socialstyrelsen 2010) | 59 | 54.5 | 15–92 | |
| Hungary | Gazdag (Gazdag et al. 2004a) | 59 | |||
| Russia | Golenkov (Golenkov et al. 2010) | 56 | 34.4 | 15–64 | |
| Turkey | Zeren (Zeren et al. 2003) | 52 | 3(>64) | 33.1 | |
| Turkey | Saatcioglu (Saatcioglu and Tomruk 2008) | 44 | 1(>64) | 35.1 | |
| Asia | |||||
| Hong Kong | Chung (Chung et al. 2009) | 88 | 60 | 62 | 21–87 |
| Hong Kong | Chung (Chung 2003) | 68 | 15 | ||
| Thailand | Lalitanatpong (Lalitanatpong 2005) | 63 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Alhamad (Alhamad 1999) | 60 | 27.9 | 15–60 | |
| Pakistan | Naqvi (Naqvi and Khan 2005) | 56 | 7 (>60) | ||
| Japan | Chanpattana (Chanpattana et al. 2005a) | 54 | 39 (>64) | ||
| Japan | Ishimoto (Ishimoto et al. 2000) | 51 | 27.5 | 13–59 | |
| Bengaluru, India | Eranti (Eranti et al. 2011) | 51 | 30.3 | ||
| India | Chanpattana (Chanpattana et al. 2005b) | 39 | 15 | ||
| Asia | Chanpattana (Chanpattana et al. 2010) | 38 | 4 (>64) | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Tewvik (Tewfik et al. 1998) | 33 | 30.1 | ||
| Thailand | Chanpattana (Chanpattana and Kramer 2004) | 28 | |||
| Nepal | Ahikari (Ahikari et al. 2008) | 28 | |||