ECT in pregnancy: a review of the literature from 1941 to 2007

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2011
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The review examined the safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) during pregnancy. The authors concluded that although data were limited, ECT seemed an effective treatment of severe mental illness with low risks to mother and baby. Limitations in reporting of the review methods and reliance on case reports mean that these conclusions, although cautious, may not be reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: f3dca66061450bcfd123235bda2e3e85c44f454a
First added on: Jun 06, 2012