By its prevalence, ECT remains rare to exceptional as a specialist treatment for mental disorders. Heterogeneity across regions or countries could best be explained by insufficient standardization of ECT procedures and practices. Linked health databases and audits could help strengthen the effectiveness of ECT in relation to primary outcomes such as suicide and help determine the gap in ECT provision, if any.
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