Electroconvulsive therapy

RT Espinoza, CH Kellner - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Update on Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT is effective for several disorders, particularly
severe or treatment-resistant depression, with a rapid response, but stigma has impeded its …

Prognosis and improved outcomes in major depression: a review

C Kraus, B Kadriu, R Lanzenberger… - Translational …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment outcomes for major depressive disorder (MDD) need to be improved.
Presently, no clinically relevant tools have been established for stratifying subgroups or …

ENIGMA MDD: seven years of global neuroimaging studies of major depression through worldwide data sharing

L Schmaal, E Pozzi, T C. Ho, LS Van Velzen… - Translational …, 2020 - nature.com
A key objective in the field of translational psychiatry over the past few decades has been to
identify the brain correlates of major depressive disorder (MDD). Identifying measurable …

Volume increase in the dentate gyrus after electroconvulsive therapy in depressed patients as measured with 7T

JO Nuninga, RCW Mandl, MP Boks, S Bakker… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for depression, yet its
working mechanism remains unclear. In the animal analog of ECT, neurogenesis in the …

Electroconvulsive therapy for Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Takamiya, M Seki, S Kudo, T Yoshizaki… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well‐established treatment for psychiatric
disorders, including depression and psychosis. ECT has been reported to be effective in …

How electroconvulsive therapy works in the treatment of depression: is it the seizure, the electricity, or both?

ZD Deng, PL Robins, W Regenold, P Rohde… - …, 2024 - nature.com
We have known for nearly a century that triggering seizures can treat serious mental illness,
but what we do not know is why. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) works faster and better …

Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on depression and its potential mechanism

M Li, X Yao, L Sun, L Zhao, W Xu, H Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Depression is one of the most common disorders causing mortality around the world.
Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is, along with antidepressants and psychotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] The neurobiological effects of electroconvulsive therapy studied through magnetic resonance: what have we learned, and where do we go?

OT Ousdal, GE Brancati, U Kessler, V Erchinger… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is an established treatment choice for severe, treatment-
resistant depression, yet its mechanisms of action remain elusive. Magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Brain changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are broadly distributed

OT Ousdal, M Argyelan, KL Narr, C Abbott, B Wade… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with volumetric enlargements of
corticolimbic brain regions. However, the pattern of whole-brain structural alterations …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in depression induces structural plasticity

MA Jog, C Anderson, A Kubicki, M Boucher, A Leaver… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique
involving administration of well-tolerated electrical current to the brain through scalp …