Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is an established treatment choice for severe, treatment-
resistant depression, yet its mechanisms of action remain elusive. Magnetic resonance …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a very prevalent mental disorder that imposes an
enormous burden on individuals, society, and health care systems. Most patients benefit …

Reduced sleep duration and sleep deprivation have been associated with cognitive
impairment as well as decreased white matter integrity as reported by experimental studies …

Background After more than eight decades of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for pharmaco-
resistant depression, the mechanisms governing its anti-depressant effects remain poorly …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a multifactorial, serious and heterogeneous mental
disorder that can lead to chronic recurrent symptoms, treatment resistance and suicidal …

Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) applies electric currents to the brain to induce
seizures for therapeutic purposes. ECT increases gray matter (GM) volume, predominantly …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses a certain amount of electric current to pass through
the head of the patient, causing convulsions throughout the body, to relieve the symptoms of …

BackgroundMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies on major depressive disorder (MDD)
have predominantly found short-term electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)-related gray matter …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a long-standing treatment choice for disorders such as
depression when pharmacological treatments have failed. However, a major drawback of …

Introduction: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly efficient treatment for depression.
Previous studies repeatedly reported an ECT-induced volume increase in the hippocampi …