Superior anti‐suicidal effects of electroconvulsive therapy in unipolar disorder and bipolar depression
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DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12589
Abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long been believed to reduce suicidal tendencies in patients with affective disorders; however, ECT recipients, who constitute the most severely ill and suicidal patients, are not eligible to participate in head‐to‐head… read more here.
Keywords: effects electroconvulsive; suicidal effects; electroconvulsive therapy; superior anti ... See more keywords
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy in the systemic inflammatory balance of patients with severe mental disorder
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DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12906
Abstract: There is a great interest in the role of the immune system and the inflammatory balance as key mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of severe mental disorders. Previous studies have indicated that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)… read more here.
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Resolution of Cognitive Adverse Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Persons with Schizophrenia: A Prospective Study
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DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_75_17
Abstract: Background: Cognitive impairments are among the most important adverse effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Although much is known about them in patients with depression, there is very little information about these in persons with schizophrenia.… read more here.
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