"Another finding of our survey was that significantly more women suffered memory loss than men, on all three of the measures we used: (i) an overall memory scale, (ii) losing past memories, and (iii) an inability to retain new information. This confirms several previous, smaller studies. 6 The differential damage is thought to result from women receiving dosages of electricity that far exceed their brains' threshold for causing a seizure, which is lower on average than men's thresholds. 6"
"Women are given ECT about twice as often as men, as is the case for most psychiatric drugs. Our international survey found that women suffer more memory loss and other adverse effects than men. Women's depression was alleviated to a lesser extent than men's depression. About 81 percent of the psychiatrists giving ECT were men, rising to 88 percent in the USA."
A survey of 858 ECT recipients from 44 countries found that 73 percent were women. Women receive ECT about twice as often as men and are more likely to receive ECT regardless of diagnosis, including for psychosis. Women reported significantly more memory loss on three measures: overall memory scale, loss of past memories, and inability to retain new information. Differential damage is attributed to women receiving electrical dosages that often exceed their lower average seizure thresholds. Women experienced additional adverse effects such as losing train of thought and difficulty concentrating, and reported less alleviation of depression. Psychiatrists administering ECT were predominantly men (about 81 percent overall, 88 percent in the USA).
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