Objective Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for late-life
depression (LLD). Research addressing long-term outcome following an acute course of …

Background A substantial number of patients with late-life depression (LLD) that remitted
after ECT experience relapse. Identifying risk factors for relapse may guide clinical …

Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment, especially in
psychotic late-life depression (LLD). However, it is not yet clear whether the greater efficacy …

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often administered among the elderly, who
are particularly likely to have concurrent medical conditions and medication intolerance …

The risk of relapse following successful acute-phase treatment of late-life depression (LLD),
including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is substantial. In order to improve reliable …

Background: This study examined the relationship between age and outcome of
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Method: This was a naturalistic, prospective follow-up of 81 …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) in older adults is a severe neuropsychiatric illness that
results in significant disability, morbidity, and mortality. 1 While antidepressant treatment …

Objective Late-life depression (LLD) is known to negatively impact cognition even after
remission of mood symptoms. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and newer nonconvulsive …

Background No prior study has investigated whether impairment of specific cognitive
functions at baseline may predict the short-term treatment outcome of electroconvulsive …

Objectives In clinical practice, particularly melancholic depression benefits from
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), albeit research melancholia criteria from the Diagnostic …