Benzodiazepines and medications acting on benzodiazepine receptors that do not have a
benzodiazepine structure (z-drugs) have been viewed by some experts and regulatory …

Two recent clinical trials, KetECT and ELEKT-D, compared the effectiveness of ketamine
and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depressive disorder. Notably, these trials …

Objectives: To provide guidance for the optimal administration of electroconvulsive therapy,
in particular maintaining the high efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy while minimising …

Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective treatment for
refractory major depressive disorder, yet no studies have characterized trajectories of rTMS …

Background Although repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective
treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), treatment selection is still mainly a process …

Objective: Several clinical variables assumed to be predictive of electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) outcome in major depressive disorder show substantial interrelations. The current …

Psychomotor symptoms are core features of melancholic depression. This study investigates
whether psychomotor disturbance predicts the outcome of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) …

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD) is effective in half of patients, but also is invasive and labor-intensive …

Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments for
major depressive disorder (MDD), especially in cases of treatment-resistant MDD. Because …

Objectives Decisions about psychotropic medication administration before electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) are central to management of a very psychiatrically ill patient population …