ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Magnetic Seizure Therapy and Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review.
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- Adjunctive bilateral vs. unilateral or sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depressive disorder or bipolar depression: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Magnetic Seizure Therapy vs Electroconvulsive Therapy in Schizophrenia: Prefrontal-Amygdala Plasticity and Cognitive Safety.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Trial
- [Neuromodulation as the fourth pillar in the treatment of depression : A position paper of the German Center for Mental Health].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
- From Resistance to Redesign-The Emerging Logic of Hybrid Care in Treatment-Resistant Depression.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Comparative efficacy and cognitive function of magnetic seizure therapy and electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of magnetic seizure therapy versus electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive episode in China: protocol for a double-blind, randomized, non-inferiority trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clinical effect of non-convulsive electroconvulsive therapy combined with olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Rapid treatment center for depression in China: constructive reflections and transnational implications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectivesAs a new physical therapeutic technique, magnetic seizure therapy (MST) has established efficacy in the treatment of depression with few cognitive side effects, and thus appears to be a potential alternative to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The findings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the efficacy and safety of MST versus ECT for depression are inconsistent. This systematic review of RCTs was designed with the aim of assessing the safety and efficacy of MST versus ECT for patients with depression.
methodsThe WanFang, Chinese Journal Net (CNKI), EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO databases were systematically searched by three independent investigators, from their inceptions to July 24, 2021.
resultsIn total, four RCTs (n = 86) were included and analyzed. Meta-analyses of study-defined response (risk ratio (RR) = 1.36; 95% CI = 0.78 to 2.36;
conclusionsThis preliminary study suggests that MST appears to have a similar antidepressant effect as ECT for depression, but mixed findings on adverse cognitive effects were reported.
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