Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 11 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 48 members in total.

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ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPY AND ELDERLY PEOPLE

That this House is concerned about the disproportionate number of ECT patients who are elderly; notes that the Department of Health's Statistical bulletin reveals that 44 per cent. of female ECT patients were aged 65 years and over; calls upon the Department of Health to fund further research into the risks of complications arising from such treatment to patients within this age-group, in particular the effect on pre-existing physical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, and the impairment of memory and cognitive functions; and calls upon the Government to pay particular attention to strengthening the advocacy rights of elderly psychiatric patients, including the right to information and to withhold consent, when it brings a new Mental Health Act before Parliament, and to include such a section in the draft bill on regulating ECT.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

551 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Electroconvulsive therapy Mental illness Older people Research

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk