Psychosocial outcomes following electroconvulsive therapy in a community setting: retrospective chart review with 2-year follow-up.

Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) continues to be one of the most effective biological therapies for patients with mood disorders. Numerous studies address clinical response; however, few have examined psychosocial or occupational outcomes following ECT, especially in community settings. This study aimed to examine these outcomes in short- and long-term naturalistic follow-up of ECT conducted in a community hospital.