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 TotalVoluntaryVoluntaryInvoluntaryInvoluntary
- - With Consent Without Consent With Consent Without Consent
19892,5032,40343363
19902,6712,566122667
19912,2512,160113446
19922,3562,23394272
19942,5292,426412339
Totals12,31011,78877158287

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%)


By Gender

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