Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Patients With Major Depressive Episode: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3352
Abstract: Importance Whether ketamine is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among patients with major depressive episode remains unknown. Objective To systematically review and meta-analyze data about clinical efficacy and safety for ketamine and ECT in… read more here.
Keywords: review meta; ketamine; depressive episode; patients major ... See more keywords
The benefits and costs of changing treatment technique in electroconvulsive therapy due to insufficient improvement of a major depressive episode
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.06.016
Abstract: BACKGROUND Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) technique is often changed after insufficient improvement, yet there has been little research on switching strategies. OBJECTIVE To document clinical outcome in ECT nonresponders who were received a second course using… read more here.
Keywords: technique; insufficient improvement; treatment; ect ... See more keywords
Electroconvulsive therapy against the natural will: Some concerns
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.03.002
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, the scientific interest in “Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) against the patient’s natural” will has grown. Several publications have reported mostly positive outcomes in cases, where ECT has been implemented against the patient’s… read more here.
Keywords: therapy natural; ect; electroconvulsive therapy; therapy ... See more keywords
Computational comparison of conventional and novel electroconvulsive therapy electrode placements for the treatment of depression
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.05.006
Abstract: Abstract Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for severe psychiatric disorders. Despite its high efficacy, the use of ECT would be greater if the risk of cognitive side effects were reduced. Over… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; ect; electroconvulsive therapy; electrode ... See more keywords
Using routine MRI data of depressed patients to predict individual responses to electroconvulsive therapy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113505
Abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments in cases of severe and treatment resistant major depression. 60-80% of patients respond to ECT, but the procedure is demanding and robust prediction of ECT… read more here.
Keywords: predict individual; treatment; ect; electroconvulsive therapy ... See more keywords
Alterations in patients with major depressive disorder before and after electroconvulsive therapy measured by fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.099
Abstract: BACKGROUND Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an important treatment option for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the mechanisms of ECT in MDD are still unclear. METHODS Twenty-four patients with severe MDD and 14 healthy… read more here.
Keywords: depressive disorder; ect; major depressive; gyrus ... See more keywords
A response to yet another defence of ECT in the absence of robust efficacy and safety evidence
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DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000846
Abstract: Abstract It is estimated that electroconvulsive therapy is still administered to approximately a million people a year. It involves passing enough electric current through the human brain, eight to twelve times, to cause convulsions, in… read more here.
Keywords: another defence; defence ect; evidence; ect ... See more keywords
A longitudinal study of the association between basal ganglia volumes and psychomotor symptoms in subjects with late life depression undergoing ECT
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DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01314-w
Abstract: Psychomotor dysfunction (PMD) is a core element and key contributor to disability in late life depression (LLD), which responds well to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The neurobiology of PMD and its response to ECT are not… read more here.
Keywords: pmd; volume; life depression; ect ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Excitation Strategy for a Large-Scale ECT Sensor With Internal–External Electrodes
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DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2017.2684245
Abstract: The fringe effect of a large-scale electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) sensor is more serious than a small-scale ECT sensor. As a result, the sensitivity in the central region of a large-scale ECT sensor becomes so… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; ect; scale ect; excitation ... See more keywords
Reliable, fast antidepressant treatment: restating the case for electroconvulsive therapy
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DOI: 10.1111/acps.13071
Abstract: Rapid antidepressant response and novel therapeutic targets are all the rage now in depression treatment. But while novelty is exciting, and may eventually lead to better treatments, there is no substitute for proven reliability when… read more here.
Keywords: depression; response; treatment; remission ... See more keywords
Electroconvulsive Therapy: Stayin’ Alive, Stayin’ Well
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DOI: 10.1111/acps.13352
Abstract: In the current issue of Acta, there are three new publications with data about staying well, or not, in the 6to 12month period after successful index courses of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).13 Jelovac et al. show… read more here.
Keywords: maintenance ect; stayin; treatment; ect ... See more keywords