ECT is evidence-based - a commentary on depression: why drugs and electricity are not the answer

Psychol Med. 2022 Jun;52(8):1416-1418. doi: 10.1017/S003329172200085X. Epub 2022 Jun 8.

Authors

C F Meechan¹, K R Laws², A H Young³, D M McLoughlin⁴, S Jauhar³

Affiliations

¹ Woodland View Hospital, Irvine, Ayrshire & Arran, UK.
² School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK.
³ Psychological Medicine, Centre for Affective Disorders, IoPPN, King's College, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, St Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 35674232
DOI: 10.1017/S003329172200085X

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MeSH terms

Depression
Depressive Disorder*
Electricity
Electroconvulsive Therapy*
Humans
Treatment Outcome