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 …

Electroconvulsive therapy for patients with catatonia: current perspectives

JR Lloyd, ER Silverman, JL Kugler… - … Disease and Treatment, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Catatonia is a serious, common syndrome of motoric and behavioral dysfunction, which
carries high morbidity and mortality. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the definitive …

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 …

[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 …

Brain structural effects of treatments for depression and biomarkers of response: a systematic review of neuroimaging studies

V Enneking, EJ Leehr, U Dannlowski… - Psychological …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Antidepressive pharmacotherapy (AD), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and cognitive
behavioural therapy (CBT) are effective treatments for major depressive disorder. With our …

Parsing the network mechanisms of electroconvulsive therapy

AM Leaver, R Espinoza, B Wade, KL Narr - Biological psychiatry, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the oldest and most effective forms of
neurostimulation, wherein electrical current is used to elicit brief, generalized seizures under …

Is tDCS a potential first line treatment for major depression?

R Woodham, RM Rimmer, J Mutz… - International Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a novel treatment option for major
depression which could be provided as a first-line treatment. tDCS is a non-invasive form of …

Whole body vibration training improves depression-like behaviors in a rat chronic restraint stress model

G Peng, L Yang, CY Wu, LL Zhang, CY Wu, F Li… - Neurochemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder that brings great harm
and burden to both patients and society. This study aimed to examine the effects of whole …

Changes in hippocampal plasticity in depression and therapeutic approaches influencing these changes

W Xu, X Yao, F Zhao, H Zhao, Z Cheng… - Neural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is a common neurological disease that seriously affects human health. There
are many hypotheses about the pathogenesis of depression, and the most widely …