?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Is+Electroconvulsive+Therapy+Fading+into+Oblivion%3F+-++A+Study+of+Ten+Year+Trends&rft.creator=Aruna%2C+G&rft.creator=Yadiyal%2C+MB&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Despite+proven+efficacy%2C+modified+ECT+has+been+variably+used+in+the+recent+past%2C+with+data+on+the+usage+trend+being+scarce%2C+worldwide.+Aim%3A+We+aimed+to+do+a+time+%E2%80%93+series+analysis+to+examine+annual+trends+in+modified+ECT+use+in+our+tertiary+teaching+hospital+in+the+last+decade.+Methods%3A+A+chart+review+was+carried+out+on+all+patients+who+received+m-ECT+in+our+teaching+hospital+in+the+last+ten+years+(2002+to+2011)%2C+and+percentage+of+total+inpatients+receiving+M-ECT+each+year+was+deduced.+Along+with+number+of+ECT+sessions+given+per+year%2C+details+of+demographic+data%2C+and+indications+for+ECT+were+recorded.+Results%3A+In+our+study+ECT+was+undersized+as+a+treatment+option%2C+with+only+1%3A13%25+of+total+inpatients+having+received+ECT.+Also+it+was+noted+that+use+began+increasing+from+2002%2C+reaching+a+peak+in+2006+(84%25+increase)+followed+by+a+downward+trend%2C+with+a+sharp+decline+since+2008+(61%25decrease)+and+finally+reaching+a+nadir+in+2011+(69%25+decrease).+Mean+age+of+patients+ranged+from+31.28+to+40.1+years+with+a+slightly+high+female+preponderance+in+most+year+groups.+The+most+common+indication+for+ECT+use+was+schizophrenia+(47.8%25)+followed+by%2C+depression+(38.9%25).+Conclusion%3A+Although%2C+our+study+finding+is+in+line+with+the+downward+trend+of+ECT+utilization+rates+reported+worldwide%2C+the+nature+and+magnitude+of+decline+cannot+be+explained+nor+compared+globally+due+to+variations%2C+inaccuracies+and+heterogeneity+of+ECT+data+currently+available.+Further%2C+factors+responsible+for+such+trends+should+become+focus+of+future+research.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9137%2F1%2F2013-1-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Aruna%2C+G+and+Yadiyal%2C+MB++(2013)+Is+Electroconvulsive+Therapy+Fading+into+Oblivion%3F+-+A+Study+of+Ten+Year+Trends.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9137%2F