Biomedical subjects

D T Pearsall

Publications and source records attributed to D T Pearsall.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1984

Electroconvulsive therapy in Massachusetts.

A study of the use of electroconvulsive therapy in Massachusetts shows that between 1974 and 1980 ECT use decreased significantly in both public- and private-sector hospitals. This decline was particularly pronounced in public-sector hospitals. The average age of ECT-treated patients rose during the period; women received ECT more often than men; and bilateral ECT remained in more frequent use. Though ECT was most frequently prescribed for major depression, about 20% of those receiving it were diagnosed as having a dysthymic disorder. State regulation and advances in psychiatric treatment may partially explain the decrease in ECT use.

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PubMed1983

Patients' perspectives on community alternatives to hospitalization: a follow-up study.

Few studies of deinstitutionalized patients in the community have focused on the quality of the patients' lives. The authors interviewed 31 patients discharged from a state hospital to community residences and 10 patients who remained in the hospital. Patients were evaluated at three time intervals on eight outcome indexes. Eight months after the patients left the hospital they reported significant positive changes in the quality of their lives. None of the patients were rehospitalized during the study period.

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