Eric van Exel, MD, PhD

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Eric van Exel, MD, PhD, is affiliated with GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care and Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, including its Department of Psychiatry and related mental health and neuroscience programs. His publications focus on the treatment of depression, particularly late-life and geriatric depression, with an emphasis on electroconvulsive therapy and its neurological correlates such as white matter hyperintensities and brain atrophy. Van Exel’s research explores clinical outcomes and cognitive functioning in older adults undergoing electroconvulsive therapy.

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Remission of Psychotic Late-Life Depression Following ECT
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Remission of Psychotic Late-Life Depression Following ECT

August 10, 2022

In this study, ECT was associated with a significantly higher remission rate in psychotic versus nonpsychotic late-life depression.
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Original Research

Inflammation and Cognition in ECT-Treated Older Adults

August 10, 2021

Patients and practitioners often avoid electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) due to the risk of cognitive side effects. This study assessed whether inflammatory markers before ECT are associated with cognitive functioning...
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White Matter Hyperintensities, Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy, Cortical Atrophy, and Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy in Severely Depressed Elderly Patients

August 24, 2010

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