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. 2019 Mar 19;2019(3):CD011847. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011847.pub2

3.15. Analysis.

Comparison 3 ECT plus standard care versus standard care, Outcome 15 Mental state ‐ specific symptom score (PANSS, high = poor) ‐ short term (skewed data).

Mental state ‐ specific symptom score (PANSS, high = poor) ‐ short term (skewed data)
Study Intervention Mean SD N
Positive symptom
Jiang 2009 MECT + risperidone 16.47 6.94 32
Jiang 2009 Risperidone alone 19.11 8.12 35
Wang 2011 MECT + clozapine 18.35 6.01 37
Wang 2011 Clozapine alone 21.34 6.11 37
General psychopathology
Chen 2012 MECT + clozapine 35.47 12.56 36
Chen 2012 Clozapine alone 21.75 7.36 35
Jiang 2009 MECT + risperidone 30.12 9.23 32
Jiang 2009 Risperidone alone 34.97 10.78 35