Importance The relative efficacy of ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in adults
with major depressive episode (MDE) needs clarification. Objective To compare depression …

Importance Whether ketamine is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among
patients with major depressive episode remains unknown. Objective To systematically …

Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the most effective tools in the
psychiatric treatment armamentarium, particularly for refractory depression. Yet, there …

BackgroundKetamine has emerged as a novel therapeutic agent for major depressive
episodes, spurring interest in its potential to augment electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments for depressive
disorder. Sub-anesthetic dose of ketamine exerts a rapid and robust antidepressive effect …

Background Adjunctive ketamine with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been
investigated for treating major depressive disorder (MDD), but the findings have been …

Background Recent evidence underscores the utility of rapid-acting antidepressant
interventions, such as ketamine, in alleviating symptoms of major depressive episodes …

Background The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is limited by concerns about its
cognitive adverse effects. Preliminary evidence suggests that administering the glutamate …

Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and subanesthetic intravenous ketamine are
both currently used for treatment-resistant major depression, but the comparative …

Objective: Ketamine has repeatedly shown to have rapid and robust antidepressant effects
in patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD). An important question is whether …