TABLE 2.
Number of ECT Sessions Needed to Resolve Expressed Suicidal Intent Rating (rating=0) for all Depressed Patients, Completers, and Dropouts With Rating ≥3 at Baseline
| Session Number |
Patients With 0 Rating (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Study Group (N=131) |
Completers (N=102) |
Dropouts (N=29) |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 1 | 20 | 15.3 | 16 | 15.7 | 4 | 13.8 |
| 2 | 39 | 29.8 | 30 | 29.4 | 9 | 31.0 |
| 3 | 50 | 38.2 | 40 | 39.2 | 10 | 34.5 |
| 4 | 64 | 48.9 | 50 | 49.0 | 14 | 48.3 |
| 5 | 72 | 55.0 | 58 | 56.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 80 | 61.1 | 65 | 63.7 | 15 | 51.7 |
| 7 | 86 | 65.6 | 71 | 69.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 90 | 68.7 | 75 | 73.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 100 | 76.3 | 84 | 82.4 | 16 | 55.2 |
| 10 | 101 | 77.1 | 85 | 83.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| >10 | 106 | 80.9 | 89 | 87.3 | 17 | 58.6 |
| No ECT | 25 | 19.1 | 13 | 12.7 | 12 | 41.4 |