❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2001 seeks detailed information on the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Western Australia, including usage rates, patient demographics, protocols, costs, and monitoring procedures.
AnsweredQoN 230Legislative Council
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With regards to the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Western Australia, I ask the Minister -
(1) What was the rate of ECT use in Western Australia in the last 12 months?
(2) Will the Minister provide statistics on ECT use over the last 20 years?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) What percentages of patients currently receiving ECT are -
(a) female;
(b) male;
(c) under 18 years of age; and
(d) over 65?
(5) Are there any -
(a) controlled evaluations;
(b) randomized controlled trials;
(c) controlled clinical trials; and/or
(d) single case studies,
that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(6) What are the trends in ECT use?
(7) What are the rates of ECT usage in private hospitals?
(8) What protocols are used for administration of ECT in Western Australia?
(9) Do the protocols specify -
(a) voltage;
(b) area of administration; and
(c) number of treatments?
(10) Are there any evaluations of administering ECT using different protocols (for example unilateral verses bilateral administration)?
(11) Are records kept of the diagnosis of patients treated with ECT?
(12) What are the full costs involved in administering ECT per patient?
(13) What are the rates of administration of ECT in different hospitals?
(14) What are the suicide rates of patients who have received ECT?
(15) What adverse reactions to ECT have been recorded?
(16) What committees are involved in monitoring the use of ECT?
(17) Are any ethics committee’s involved in debating ethical issues associated with ECT?
(1) What was the rate of ECT use in Western Australia in the last 12 months?
(2) Will the Minister provide statistics on ECT use over the last 20 years?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) What percentages of patients currently receiving ECT are -
(a) female;
(b) male;
(c) under 18 years of age; and
(d) over 65?
(5) Are there any -
(a) controlled evaluations;
(b) randomized controlled trials;
(c) controlled clinical trials; and/or
(d) single case studies,
that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(6) What are the trends in ECT use?
(7) What are the rates of ECT usage in private hospitals?
(8) What protocols are used for administration of ECT in Western Australia?
(9) Do the protocols specify -
(a) voltage;
(b) area of administration; and
(c) number of treatments?
(10) Are there any evaluations of administering ECT using different protocols (for example unilateral verses bilateral administration)?
(11) Are records kept of the diagnosis of patients treated with ECT?
(12) What are the full costs involved in administering ECT per patient?
(13) What are the rates of administration of ECT in different hospitals?
(14) What are the suicide rates of patients who have received ECT?
(15) What adverse reactions to ECT have been recorded?
(16) What committees are involved in monitoring the use of ECT?
(17) Are any ethics committee’s involved in debating ethical issues associated with ECT?
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Answered
8 November 2001
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
44 days
(b) male; (c) under 18 years of age; and (d) over 65?
(c) under 18 years of age; and (d) over 65?
(d) over 65?
(b) randomized controlled trials; (c) controlled clinical trials; and/or (d) single case studies, that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(c) controlled clinical trials; and/or (d) single case studies, that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(d) single case studies, that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(b) area of administration; and (c) number of treatments?
(c) number of treatments?
(c) under 18 years of age; and (d) over 65?
(d) over 65?
(b) randomized controlled trials; (c) controlled clinical trials; and/or (d) single case studies, that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(c) controlled clinical trials; and/or (d) single case studies, that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(d) single case studies, that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
that report outcome data from electroshock given under scientific conditions to minors?
(b) area of administration; and (c) number of treatments?
(c) number of treatments?
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