Electroconvulsive Therapy

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BRIEF REPORTS

Electroconvulsive Therapy During Pregnancy

Electroconvulsive therapy is a rapid and effective treatment option that can be an appropriate intervention in some women during pregnancy. This report presents an overview of electroconvulsive therapy in pregnancy and the case of a 28-year-old pregnant woman with bipolar mania who responded well to the intervention.

Aubrey Thyen & more

CME ARTICLE

National Trends in Antidepressant, Benzodiazepine, and Other Sedative-Hypnotic Treatment of Older Adults in Psychiatric and Primary Care

Prescriptions of antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and sedative-hypnotics have increased in older adults, even among patients with no mental health diagnosis. Read this journal CME article comparing trends in psychiatry versus primary care.

Donovan T. Maust & more

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Clinical Effectiveness and Cognitive Impact of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Large Retrospective Study

ECT is effective in patients with schizophrenia who do not respond to clozapine or cannot take it due to adverse effects. This study, conducted in a large sample using modern pharmacotherapy and ECT techniques, looked at factors associated with response as well as cognitive effects.

Tyler S. Kaster & more

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Safety and Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression in the Presence of Deep Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

For some treatment-resistant patients with OCD, deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a viable option when pharmacotherapy doesn' t help. The case study of Mr A explains how electroconvulsive therapy was used in conjunction with DBS to treat his recurrent OCD.

David L. Rosenthal & more

EARLY CAREER PSYCHIATRISTS

Response of Depression to Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical Predictors

Read a study measuring effect sizes for a series of clinical predictors of electroconvulsive therapy response in depression.

Aazaz U. Haq & more

COMMENTARIES

Electroconvulsive Therapy in Bipolar Mixed States: An Overlooked Option

Andrea Murru

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Electroconvulsive Therapy in 197 Patients With a Severe, Drug-Resistant Bipolar Mixed State: Treatment Outcome and Predictors of Response

Pierpaolo Medda & more

COMMENTARIES

The Ideal ECT Technique or the Ideal ECT Patient: What Should Be the Focus of Research?

Pascal Sienaert

META-ANALYSES

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Brief Versus Ultrabrief Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression

Phern-Chern Tor & more

COMMENTARIES

Electroconvulsive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Evidence Supporting What Clinicians Have Long Known

Charles H. Kellner & more

COMMENTARIES

Electroconvulsive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Evidence Supporting What Clinicians Have Long Known

Charles H. Kellner & more

REVIEW ARTICLE

Electroconvulsive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review

Read a full review on whether electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for OCD in patients.

Leonardo F. Fontenelle & more

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Single Versus Multiple Daily Dosing Regimens of Psychotropic Drugs for Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Single-daily-dose regimens are easier for patients to follow than multiple-dose regimens a...

Yuhei Kikuchi & more

EDITORIAL

Informing Our Response to 3 Pandemics

In this editorial, Larry Culpepper, MD, PCC Editor in Chief, discusses the 3 pandemics cur...

Larry Culpepper

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Shorter- and Longer-Term Risk for Suicide Among Male US Military Veterans in the Year After Discharge From Psychiatric Hospitalization

Does suicide risk shortly after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization differ from ris...

Peter C. Britton & more

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