Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:618-622
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
A profile of ACT recipients in New York State during 1972 and 1977
JP Morrissey, HJ Steadman and NM Burton
The authors report data on the social and clinical characteristics of
patients who received ECT in public or private psychiatric facilities in
New York State during 1972 and 1977. The findings indicate that the
predominant use of ECT is in the private psychiatric sector and that, in
both private and public facilities, it is administered primarily to white,
middle-aged women with depressive conditions.
