The use of electroconvulsive therapy in Quebec - INESSS

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
Table 1
Synoptic table of historic development of ECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Table 2
Examples of ECT practice guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Table 3
Classification of evidence based on clinical-trial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Figure 1
Evolution and treatment of depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Table 4
Average number of treatment sessions per patient in various jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . .39
Figure 2
ECT use in various countries (patient rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Figure 3
ECT use in various countries (treatment session rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Table 5
Rates of ECT treatment sessions in Québec per 1,000 of the general population . . . .50
Figure 4
ECT use in Québec: comparison with international data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Figure 5
Rates of hospitalization with ECT in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Table 6
Synthesis of ECT efficacy evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Table 7
Synthesis of ECT risk evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
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