Predictors of cognitive changes in patients with schizophrenia undergoing electroconvulsive therapy.

Introduction: Previous studies on the effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on cognition in schizophrenia have been inconclusive. This study aimed to identify factors that may predict cognitive improvement or deterioration in patients with schizophrenia after-ECT.

Materials & Methods: Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with predominantly positive psychotic symptoms, who were treated with ECT at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore, between January 2016 and January 2018, were assessed.

Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cognition and quality of life in schizophrenia.

Introduction: The effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on quality of life (QoL), and its relationship with symptom and cognitive change remains unclear. We aim to examine the association of QoL changes with psychiatric symptom and cognitive changes among patients with schizophrenia who underwent ECT.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of 132 patients who received ECT from July 2017 to December 2019.