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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
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| 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%) |
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%) |
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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%) | |
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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
treatmen
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Total Complications, 1989-1994
Totals: 2,589, 21% of all patients suffered complications
Totals:
| 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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