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Safety of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in pregnancy: a systematic review of case reports and case series
Pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period are considered at high risk for women who have already received a previous psychiatric diagnosis and...
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Atrial fibrillation, electroconvulsive therapy, stroke risk, and anticoagulation
BackgroundElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a therapy used to treat refractory mental health conditions, ranging from depression to catatonia, and...
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Magnetic seizure therapy and electroconvulsive therapy increase aperiodic activity
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. One of the most efficacious treatments for treatment-resistant MDD is...
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The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive function recovery in patients with depression following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for depressive disorder. However, the use of ECT is limited by its...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Beyond Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders
Purpose of ReviewElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been in the limelight now for a century, yet it has been underutilized and under-rated as an...
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Perspectives in treatment-resistant depression: esketamine and electroconvulsive therapy
Modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and the approval of nasal esketamine for clinical use have significantly improved the approach to...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy as Maintenance Treatment in Psychiatric Disorders
Purposeof ReviewFollowing symptom remission with acute electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), maintenance ECT (M-ECT) is often used to prevent relapse....
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Cytokines as Predictors of Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy: an Update
Purpose of ReviewElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective form of treatment for several psychiatric disorders. Cytokines are key mediators of...
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Electroconvulsive therapy is associated with increased immunoreactivity of neuroplasticity markers in the hippocampus of depressed patients
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective therapy for depression, but its cellular effects on the human brain remain elusive. In rodents,...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Pediatric Population
Purpose of ReviewElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded as one of the most effective treatment options for various psychiatric disorders....
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Recipients’ experience with information provision for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
BackgroundDespite improvements, studies continue to report unsatisfactory provision of information before, during and after electroconvulsive...
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Refractory and Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus in Adults: A Sco** Review
BackgroundElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been suggested as a treatment option for refractory status epilepticus (RSE) and super-refractory...
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Cortical excitation/inhibition ratios in patients with major depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy: an EEG analysis
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for major depression, but its working mechanisms are poorly understood. Modulation of...
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Effect of Remifentanil on the Tpeak-Tend Interval During Electroconvulsive Therapy
IntroductionQT interval dispersion, which reflects the regional heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization, increases during electroconvulsive...
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Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for using electroconvulsive therapy in elderly depressive patients
ObjectivesElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments in mood disorders, mainly in major depressive episode (MDE) in the...
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Amplitude-determined seizure-threshold, electric field modeling, and electroconvulsive therapy antidepressant and cognitive outcomes
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) pulse amplitude, which dictates the induced electric field (E-field) magnitude in the brain, is presently fixed at...
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Clinical EEG slowing induced by electroconvulsive therapy is better described by increased frontal aperiodic activity
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most efficacious interventions for treatment-resistant depression. Despite its efficacy, ECT’s neural...
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How electroconvulsive therapy works in the treatment of depression: is it the seizure, the electricity, or both?
We have known for nearly a century that triggering seizures can treat serious mental illness, but what we do not know is why. Electroconvulsive...
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A woman with schizophrenia who died due to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurring after electroconvulsive therapy
BackgroundElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe treatment for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. However, it has some side effects, and Takotsubo...
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Electroconvulsive therapy for adolescents with severe depressive episode and suicidality: retrospective comparison between responders and non-responders
BackgroundFor adolescents with major depression who exhibit suicidal tendencies, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is increasingly adopted in clinical...
