Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect outcomes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Jun 2024 3:00 PMPatients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from...
Ketamine noninferior to gold standard ECT for treating major depression: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 May 2023 2:45 AMUSA: For treating non-psychotic, treatment-resistant depression, a recent study found ketamine to be effective and noninferior to electroconvulsive...
ECT better than ketamine for major depressive episodes: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 April 2023 3:30 AMThe results of a recent systematic review and meta-analysis by Vikas Menon and colleagues point to electroconvulsive therapy's (ECT) superior...
Regional ECT, clozapine, and lithium use may prevent suicide among teenage men with severe mental illness: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2023 4:00 AMSweden: In adolescent men with severe mental illness, clozapine, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and lithium may help in suicide prevention, a new...
ECT may be more efficacious than ketamine in acute episodes of MDD, meta-analysis. Dr. Shivi Kataria29 Oct 2022 4:30 AMMore than 30% of individuals who experience major depressive episodes (MDEs) do not achieve remission after several trials of antidepressants. Such...
Electroconvulsive therapy beneficial for improving symptoms of mania: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali18 Sept 2022 2:30 PMElectroconvulsive therapy is beneficial for improving symptoms of mania according to a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open. Knowledge...
Electroconvulsive treatment improves major depressive disorder when introduced earlier: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia31 Aug 2022 2:30 PMJapan: The prediction model created by Kazuki Nakajima and colleagues for electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) remission suggests that introducing ECT...
Electroconvulsive therapy ineffective in reducing suicide risk among patients with depression Dr. Hiral patel22 July 2022 2:15 PMUK: A course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not associated with a decreased risk of death by suicide in the patient suffering from depression...
ECT halves suicide percentage in first year after hospitalization for depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 April 2022 3:30 AMToronto: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was associated with a 50 per cent reduction in risk for suicide among patients with depression in the year...
Electroconvulsive therapy safe for treatment of mental conditions, suggests large-scale study Hina Zahid26 Nov 2021 3:30 AMThe safety concerns associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are unwarranted, according to a new study in Frontiers in Psychology. In part due...
Electro Convulsive Therapy for treating suicidal tendencies: HC seeks reply from Centre, NIMHANS Barsha Misra3 Sept 2021 1:30 PMBengaluru: While considering a plea questioning the prohibition on Electro Convulsive Therapy for treating mental illness, the Karnataka High Court...
ECT does not cause serious medical complications, confirms Lancet Study Dr. Shivi Kataria3 Aug 2021 3:30 AMPrevious studies examining the risk of medical complications from electroconvulsive therapy have been confounded and this might contribute to its...
