Electroconvulsive therapy: we are hesitant to use the most effective treatment for severe depression
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Effective use of electroconvulsive therapy in late-life depression.
OBJECTIVE To review literature pertaining to the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treating late-life depression. METHOD We undertook a literature review with an emphasis on research studies published in the last 10 years. RESULTS There is a positive association between advancing age and ECT efficacy. Age per se does not necessarily increase the risk o...
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Data sources The reviewers searched Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Collaboration Depressive Anxiety and Neurosis and Schizophrenia Group Controlled Trial Registers, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Biological Abstracts, CINAHL, LILACS, PsycInfo, SIGLE, reference lists, and specialist textbooks. The full search strategy is available at http://image.thelancet.com/extras/ 02art8375webappendix.pdf.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0001-690X,1600-0447
DOI: 10.1111/acps.13171