ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2013
Electroconvulsive therapy use in adolescents: a systematic review.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses: Exercise Effects on Depression in Children and Adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of interventions used to treat catatonic symptoms in people with autistic spectrum disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2014Pooled it
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- Comparative efficacy and cognitive safety of bifrontal versus bitemporal electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with major depressive disorder: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Potential of MDMA- and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Adolescent Depression and Trauma.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
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- Influence of Chronic Electroconvulsive Seizures on Plasticity-Associated Gene Expression and Perineuronal Nets Within the Hippocampi of Young Adult and Middle-Aged Sprague-Dawley Rats.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- A retrospective case series of electroconvulsive therapy in the management of depression and suicidal symptoms in adolescents.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- Treatment Refractory Internalizing Behaviour Across Disorders: An Aetiological Model for Severe Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescence.Child psychiatry and human development · 2021Article
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- Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Adolescents: A Retrospective Study.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2021Article
- ECT in an Adolescent With Schizophrenia and Seizures: Case Report.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Acceptability of palliative care approaches for patients with severe and persistent mental illness: a survey of psychiatrists in Switzerland.BMC psychiatry · 2019Article
- Use of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia in China.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2018Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Use in Youth in the Province of Quebec.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundConsidered as a moment of psychological vulnerability, adolescence is remarkably a risky period for the development of psychopathologies, when the choice of the correct therapeutic approach is crucial for achieving remission. One of the researched therapies in this case is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The present study reviews the recent and classical aspects regarding ECT use in adolescents.
methodsSystematic review, performed in November 2012, conformed to the PRISMA statement.
resultsFrom the 212 retrieved articles, only 39 were included in the final sample. The reviewed studies bring indications of ECT use in adolescents, evaluate the efficiency of this therapy regarding remission, and explore the potential risks and complications of the procedure.
conclusionsECT use in adolescents is considered a highly efficient option for treating several psychiatric disorders, achieving high remission rates, and presenting few and relatively benign adverse effects. Risks can be mitigated by the correct use of the technique and are considered minimal when compared to the efficiency of ECT in treating psychopathologies.
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