Zambello Francesco, Vaona Alberto
Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS) di Trento, Ospedale S. Maria del Carmine, Rovereto, TN.
Riv Psichiatr. 2009 Sep-Oct;44(5):337-40.
This review is aimed to analize meta-analyses relating ECT in order to evaluate efficacy and safety of this tool compared to sham ECT, placebo as well as psychopharmacology.
Systematic reviews cited in PubMed, using specific subsets.
The meta-analyses agree in outstanding the clinical effectiveness of ECT compared to other kinds of therapy. The main conclusion of the present work, which is related to the safety of this tool would like to reduce the warnings about ECT. These conclusions at present still lack of good quality evidence.
ECT nowadays is still a tool lacking of quality evidence, but it looks of relevant effectiveness and safety. Because of this, ECT as a technique should get more attention in clinical research and moreover in clinical practice.
本综述旨在分析与电休克疗法（ECT）相关的荟萃分析，以评估该疗法与假电休克疗法、安慰剂以及心理药理学相比的疗效和安全性。
使用特定子集检索PubMed中引用的系统评价。
荟萃分析一致认为ECT比其他类型的治疗具有显著的临床疗效。本研究与该疗法安全性相关的主要结论是希望减少对ECT的警示。目前这些结论仍缺乏高质量证据。
如今ECT仍然是一种缺乏高质量证据的疗法，但它似乎具有显著的有效性和安全性。因此，ECT作为一种技术在临床研究中应得到更多关注，在临床实践中更是如此。
