In spite of recent developments in the pharmacotherapy of depressive disorders, the delay
until clinical improvement can be achieved, and the considerable rate of nonresponse and …

The criteria used to assess whether a problem is of public health importance (and therefore
should be a priority for health services) include the prevalence of the problem, the severity of …

" The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive yet
practical overview of the safe and effective use of ECT, with recommendations applicable …

A considerable number of depressive patients do not respond to or remit during
pharmacotherapeutical or psychotherapeutical interventions resulting in an increasing …

Based on a careful literature search a review is presented of the history, background,
concepts and current use of comedication and polypharmacy in psychiatry. The pros and …

The aim of this study was to test whether early symptom improvement predicts final response
and remission for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) receiving electroconvulsive …

BACKGROUND: In most studies right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been
shown to cause fewer cognitive side effects but less antidepressant efficacy compared with …

В современной медицине все меньше остается нозологических единиц, которые,
несмотря на самый современный подход и востребованность их изучения, до сих пор …

Current gold standard approaches to the treatment of depression include
pharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic interventions with social support. Due to …

Objective: The primary indication for electroconvulsive therapy is medication-resistant major
depression. There is some evidence that combining electroconvulsive therapy with an …