The Electroconvulsive Therapy at the Clínic

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The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) programme of the Psychiatry and Psychology Department at the Hospital Clínic is one of the leading ones nationwide; from a healthcare, teaching and research perspective. 

This programme provides for a population of 570,000 in part of the city of Barcelona (Esquerra) and performs an average of 1,200 ECT sessions per year.  In 2024, a total of 1,008 ECT sessions were administered to 93 patients in this geographic area. 

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Substantiated information by:

Anna Giménez Palomo
Antonio Benabarre Hernández
Elisabet Macau Duch
Inmaculada Baeza Pertegaz
Isabella Pacchiarotti
Miquel Bioque Alcázar
Ricard Valero Castell

Published: 13 July 2018
Updated: 20 May 2025

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