ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience2008
Electroconvulsive therapy and its different indications.
Review in Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06607679 (Monitoring Intracranial Pressure Change Via Optic Nerve Sheath Ultrasound During Electroconvulsive Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Monitoring Intracranial Pressure Change Via Optic Nerve Sheath Ultrasound During Electroconvulsive Therapy
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 158 citations in OpenAlex.
- Genome-wide association meta-analysis and rare copy number variant analysis of treatment-resistant depression.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Beyond the surface: analyzing etomidate and propofol as anesthetic agents in electroconvulsive therapy-A systematic review and meta-analysis of seizure duration outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Characteristics of Seizure Threshold-Titrated Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depressive Disorder: A 3.5-Year Retrospective Naturalistic Course-Level Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy and Hyperventilation: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Differences in electrode placements between consensual and nonconsensual electroconvulsive therapy: retrospective chart review study.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy for Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness: A Case Report.Case reports in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Evaluating Anesthesia Practices, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes in Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Stakeholders' perspectives on adverse effects of ECT: A qualitative thematic analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Polygenic risk scores of lithium response and treatment resistance in major depressive disorder.Translational psychiatry · 2023Article
- The clinical profile and outcome of patients receiving continuation electroconvulsive therapy (C-ECT): A retrospective study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Electroconvulsive Seizure Normalizes Motor Deficits and Induces Autophagy Signaling in the MPTP-Induced Parkinson Disease Mouse Model.Psychiatry investigation · 2023Article
- Electroceutical and Bioelectric Therapy: Its Advantages and Limitations.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Review
- Investigating genetic overlap between antidepressant and lithium response and treatment resistance in major depressive disorder.Research square · 2023Article
- Investigating the Relationship between Electroconvulsive Therapy and Heart Rate Variability: A Systematic Review.Advanced biomedical research · 2023Review
- Synaptic plasticity and mental health: methods, challenges and opportunities.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Review
- An Online Survey About Electroconvulsive Therapy in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison of Early and Recent Stages.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
- One-Year Clinical Outcomes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy for Patients with Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Health Insurance Data-Based Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
- Safety and efficacy of ketamine-augmented electroconvulsive therapy in third trimester pregnancy complicated by COVID-19.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2022Article
- Right Unilateral Versus Bilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Clinical Depression.Cureus · 2021Article
- Clozapine: Why Is It So Uniquely Effective in the Treatment of a Range of Neuropsychiatric Disorders?Biomolecules · 2021Review
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Abstract
In spite of recent developments in the pharmacotherapy of depressive disorders, the delay until clinical improvement can be achieved, and the considerable rate of nonresponse and nonremission, are major problems which remain unresolved. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a nonpharmacologic biological treatment which has been proven to be a highly effective treatment option, predominantly for depression, but also for schizophrenia and other indications. Though there is a lack of controlled investigations on long-term treatments, ECT can also be used for relapse prevention during maintenance therapies. The safety and tolerability of electroconvulsive treatment have been enhanced by the use of modified stimulation techniques and by progress in modern anesthesia. Thus, today a safe treatment can also be offered to patients with higher somatic risks. ECT still represents an important option, especially in the therapy of treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders after medication treatment failures. Earlier consideration of ECT may reduce the rate of chronic and difficult-to-treat psychiatric disorders.
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