Figures from California Dept. of Mental Health

as reported to the California State Legislature

1989-1994
(1993 not available)

Number Of Patients Who Received ECT By Patient Type

Year Total Voluntary Voluntary Involuntary Involuntary
- - With Consent Without Consent With Consent Without Consent
1989 2,503 2,403 4 33 63
1990 2,671 2,566 12 26 67
1991 2,251 2,160 11 34 46
1992 2,356 2,233 9 42 72
1994 2,529 2,426 41 23 39
Totals 12,310 11,788 77 158 287

Number Of Patients By Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Payer


By Age Group

Age 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 Total
12-15 2

(0.1%)

 2
(0.1%)		 2
(0.1%)		 0 0 6
(0.04%)
16-17 2

(0.1%)

 7
(0.3%)		 3
(0.1%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1
(0.04%)		 15
(0.1%)
18-24 63
(2.5%)		 95
(3.6%)		 62
(2.8%)		 40
(1.7%)		 42
(1.7%)		 302
(2.5%)
25-44 627
(25%)		 710
(26.6%)		 531
(23.6%)		 566
(24%)		 518
(20.5%)		 2,952
(24%)
45-64 607
(24.3%)		 583
(21.8%)		 515
(22.9%)		 599
(25.4%)		 677
(26.8%)		 2,981
(24.2%)
65+ 1,202
(48%)		 1,274
(47.7%)		 1,133
(50.3%)		 1,149
(48.8%)		 1,280
(50.6%)		 6,038
(49%)
Unknown 0 0 5
(0.2%)		 0 11
(0.4%)		 16
(0.1%)
Sex 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 Total
Male 798
(31.9%)		 903
(33.8%)		 671
(29.8%)		 814
(32.2%)		 751
(31.9%)		 3,937
(32%)
Female 1,705
(68.1%)		 1,768
(66.2%)		 1,580
(70.2%)		 1,715
(67.8%)		 1,605
(68.1%)		 8,373
(68%)

By Ethnic Group

Ethnicity 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 Total
White 2,271
(90.7%)		 2,394
(89.6%)		 2,050
(91.1%)		 2,140
(90.8%)		 2,279
(90.1%)		 11,134
(90.4%)
Black 58
(2.3%)		 60
(2.2%)		 58
(2.6%)		 49
(2.1%)		 64
(2.5%)		 289
(2.3%)
Hispanic 108
(4.3%)		 133
(5%)		 82
(3.6%)		 104
(4.4%)		 122
(4.8%)		 549
(4.5%)
Other 66
(2.6%)		 84
(3.1%)		 61
(2.7%)		 63
(2.7%)		 64
(2.5%)		 338
(2.7%)
 

Source of Payment

Source 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 Total
Private 669
(26.7%)		 652
(24.4%)		 515
(22.9%)		 522
(22.2%)		 432
(17.1%)		 2,790
(22.6%)
3rd Party 549
(21.9%)		 528
(19.8%)		 458
(20.3%)		 507
(21.5%)		 652
(25.8%)		 2,694
(21.8%)
Public 1,146
(45.8%)		 1,322
(49.5%)		 1,192
(53.0%)		 1,274
(54.1%)		 1,240
(49.0%)		 6,174
(50.2%)
Other 139
(5.8%)		 169
(6.3%)		 86
(3.8%)		 53
(2.2%)		 205
(8.1%)		 652
(5.3%)

Number of Complications Resulting from ECT

For reporting purposes: memory loss lasting longer than three months after final treatment; apnea must last longer than 20 minutes; deaths must occur within 24 hours of treatment

1989

Total Complications: 520, 20% of Patients

Type of Complication Number Percent
Cardiac Arrest 0 0
 
Memory Loss 498 95.8
 
Fractures 0 0
 
Apnea 22 4.2
 
Deaths 0 0
 

1990

Total Complications: 656, 24.7% of Patients

Type of Complication Number Percent
Cardiac Arrest 1 0.2
 
Memory Loss 538 82.0
 
Fractures 3 0.5
 
Apnea 114 17.4
 
Deaths 0 0

1991

Total Complications: 530, 23.5% of Patients

Type of Complication Number Percent
Cardiac Arrest 1 0.2
 
Memory Loss 510 96.2
 
Fractures 2 0.4
 
Apnea 17 3.2
 
Deaths 0 0

1992

Total Complications: 252, 10.7% of Patients

Type of Complication Number Percent
Cardiac Arrest 2 0.8
 
Memory Loss 249 98.8
 
Fractures 0 0
 
Apnea 1 0.4
 
Deaths 0 0
 

1994
Total Complications: 631, 25% of Patients

Type of Complication Number Percent
Cardiac Arrest 2 0.3
 
Memory Loss 629 99.7
 
Fractures 0 0
 
Apnea 0 0
Deaths 0 0
 

Total Complications, 1989-1994

Totals: 2,589, 21% of all patients suffered complications

Complication Number % of all patients % of all complications
Cardiac Arrest 6 0.04 0.23
 
Memory Loss 2,424 19.7 93.6
 
Fractures 5 0.04 0.2
 
Apnea 154 1.25 5.9
 
Deaths 0 0 0

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