2008), and in Brazil 49% of cases reported same conditions (Pastore et al. 2008). Main diagnoses, selleck inhibitor diagnostic indication for ECT in Europe, are illustrated

in Figure 5. Figure 5 Diagnoses and ECT in Europe. Although affective disorders (unipolar and/or bipolar depression with or without psychosis) were the most prominent in Europe (Fig. 5), schizophrenia and/or schizoaffective disorder were major in Hungary 64%, Chuvash Republic 88%, and Turkey 37% (Gazdag et al. 2004a; Saatcioglu and Tomruk 2008; Golenkov et al. 2010). Schizophrenia and/or schizoaffective disorder were much less common in Belgium 5% (Sienaert et al. 2006), Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical Norway 5% (Schweder et al. 2011a), Ireland 4% (Enriquez et al. 2010), and Scotland 5% (Fergusson et al. 2004). ECT for mania varied from 0.2% (Munich) (Baghai et al. 2005) to 12% (Spain) (Bertolin-Guillen et al. 2006). The main indication for ECT was medication resistance, but also life saving, catatonia, Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical previous good response, and patient preference (Muller et al. 1998; Duffett et al. 1999; Zeren et al. 2003; Schweder et al. 2011a). ECT administered under pregnancy was noted at 10 Polish sites (Gazdag et al. 2009a) and in Spain (Bertolin-Guillen Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical et al. 2006). Main diagnoses, diagnostic indication for ECT

in Asia, are illustrated in Figure 6. Figure 6 Diagnoses and ECT in Asia. Main diagnostic indication in Asia overall (Little 2003; Chanpattana and Kramer 2004; Chanpattana et al. 2005b, 2010) was schizophrenia (Ishimoto

et al. 2000; Motohashi et al. 2004; Chanpattana et al. 2005a). However, in Saudi Arabia (Alhamad 1999), Pakistan (Naqvi and Khan 2005), and Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical Hong Kong (Chung et al. 2009), depressive illness was the main indication (over 60%). Reasons for Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical giving ECT to patients with schizophrenia (74%) in Thailand was small budget for mental health care and no antipsychotics included in the essential drug list from the Ministry of Health (Chanpattana and Kramer 2004). In India, ECT was prescribed to other diagnoses, including drug abuse (Chanpattana et al. 2005b). Indication for ECT in Asia was also severe violence, suicide and refractory treatment (Lalitanatpong 2005), need of rapid improvement (Ishimoto et al. 2000), drug resistance, or life-threatening situation (Naqvi and Khan 2005), and in Saudi Arabia 35% as first-choice emergency treatment (Alhamad 1999). Cilengitide Gender, age, and ethnicity An overview of studies presenting gender and age data is given in Table 2. Table 2 Overview of ECT treatment worldwide by gender and age. ECT-treated patients in Australia and New Zealand were mainly women (63–71%) (O’Dea et al. 1991; Wood and Burgess 2003; Teh et al. 2005; Ministry of Health 2006; Chanpattana 2007; Lamont et al. 2011), and one-third of patients were above 65 years (O’Dea et al. 1991; Wood and Burgess 2003; Teh et al. 2005; Ministry of Health 2006; Chanpattana 2007; Lamont et al. 2011).