Psychiatrists still treat severe depression with electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy remains an established and clinically relevant somatic intervention for treating severe and treatment-resistant major depression.
The retrieved papers consistently treat electroconvulsive therapy as an active, established intervention for severe and treatment-resistant major depression, studying its efficacy, optimization, and relapse-prevention strategies. None of the papers refute its ongoing clinical use.
Harold A. Sackeïm, Joan Prudic, D. P. Devanand, Judith E. Kiersky, Linda Fitzsimons, Bobba J. Moody, Martin McElhiney, Eliza Coleman, J M Settembrino. Effects of Stimulus Intensity and Electrode Placement on the Efficacy and Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy. 1993. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199303253281204
Paper 4 evaluates how stimulus intensity and electrode placement affect electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) efficacy in depressed patients.
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Alharbi Alharbi. Treatment-resistant depression: therapeutic trends, challenges, and future directions. 2012. https://doi.org/10.2147/ppa.s29716
Paper 5 lists electroconvulsive therapy as a key somatic therapy currently used for treating resistant major depressive disorder.
Christoph Kraus, Bashkim Kadriu, Rupert Lanzenberger, Carlos A. Zarate, Siegfried Kasper. Prognosis and improved outcomes in major depression: a review. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0460-3
Paper 7 identifies electroconvulsive therapy as a well-established and clinically relevant treatment for treatment-resistant populations.
Linda van Diermen, Seline van den Ameele, Astrid M. Kamperman, Bernard Sabbe, Tom Vermeulen, Didier Schrijvers, Tom K. Birkenhäger. Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy response and remission in major depression: meta-analysis. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2017.28
Paper 10 notes in its meta-analysis background that electroconvulsive therapy is considered the most effective treatment for severe major depression.
Harold A. Sackeïm, Elaine M. Dillingham, Joan Prudic, Thomas B. Cooper, W. Vaughn McCall, Peter B. Rosenquist, Keith Isenberg, Keith S. Garcia, Benoit H. Mulsant, Roger F. Haskett. Effect of Concomitant Pharmacotherapy on Electroconvulsive Therapy Outcomes. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.75
Paper 11 investigates concomitant pharmacotherapy outcomes during electroconvulsive therapy courses for major depression.
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