Catatonia is a serious, common syndrome of motoric and behavioral dysfunction, which
carries high morbidity and mortality. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the definitive …

Objective: Acute course of electroconvulsive therapy is effective in inducing remission from
depression, but recurrence rate is unacceptably high following termination of …

Objectives Relapses and recurrence remain the greatest risks posed by patients with severe
mood disorders after discontinuation of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). To date, despite a …

Background Continuation or maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (C/M-ECT) is
recommended to reduce relapse rates of patients with major depressive disorder. During the …

Background Maintaining remission after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is clinically
relevant in patients with depression, and maintenance ECT has been introduced in patients …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment not only for various mental
disorders including depression, mania, and schizophrenia, but also for inadequacy and …

Objective Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be given as the form of acute, continuation or
maintenance ECT according to the process of administration. We report our 7 years' …

This article gives an update for practitioners on recent developments in the use of
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and related treatment modalities in the contemporary …

In this article, we discuss the neurocognitive domains affected by electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT), moderators of ECT-related cognitive change, and cognitive outcomes in high-risk …

We describe the case of an 89-year-old woman (deceased) with a 60-year history of
recurrent depressive disorder treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It is estimated …