A comparison of the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of ECT and ketamine for treatment-resistant depression

A Tamman, A Anand, SJ Mathew - Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a problematic and prevalent public health and
societal concern. Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the gold standard TRD …

Extended course accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation as a substitute for depressed patients needing electroconvulsive therapy

MS Goodman, AP Trevizol, GN Konstantinou… - …, 2024 - nature.com
In response to restrictions on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) access during COVID-19, we
designed a trial to assess the clinical outcomes service impacts, employing an extended …

An Online Survey about Electroconvulsive Therapy in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparison of early and recent stages

R Hirata, H Kawashima, T Tsuboi… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To provide an overview of how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice in Japan
has changed as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues. Patients …

Changes in inpatient electroconvulsive therapy utilization between 2019 and 2020: A national inpatient sample analysis

J Luccarelli, ME Henry, F Smith, SR Beach… - The journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an essential procedure for a range of
psychiatric conditions. Multiple single-center studies have documented reduction in ECT …

Trends in Electroconvulsive Therapy Utilization in South Korea: Health Insurance Review Data From 2008 to 2018

SH Lee, WSW Hyung, CE Youn, S Chi… - Psychiatry …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The study aimed to analyze and clinically correlate 10-year trends in the
demographic characteristics of patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to provide …

Impact of COVID-19 on electroconvulsive therapy practice across Canadian provinces during the first wave of the pandemic

I Demchenko, VK Tassone, S Dunnett, A Balachandar… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedural treatment that is potentially life-
saving for some patients with severe psychiatric illness. At the start of the global coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies from a multi-national sample of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Services: managing Anesthesia for ECT during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Sarma, G Branjerdporn, L McCosker… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is important in the management of severe, treatment-
resistant, and life-threatening psychiatric illness. Anesthesia supports the clinical efficacy …

Impact on electroconvulsive therapy services, including patient relapse and death, during the COVID-19 pandemic: quantitative results from a multinational survey

S Sarma, G Branjerdporn, L McCosker, V Dong… - The Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is important in the management of major, life-
threatening, and treatment-resistant psychiatric illness. The COVID-19 pandemic has …

“ECT should never stop”: Exploring the experiences and recommendations of ECT clinical directors and anesthetists about ECT during the COVID-19 pandemic

G Branjerdporn, S Sarma, L McCosker, V Dong… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment option for severe, treatment-
resistant, and life-threating psychiatric illness. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly …

The impact of the 4 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on electroconvulsive therapy practice in Hungary

R Takács, M Asztalos, GS Ungvari… - The Journal of ECT, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The first 2 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in Hungary were
reported on March 4, 2020. Shortly after identifying the first cases, strict control measures …