Fewer Side Effects With New Treatment for Severe Depression

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Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Fewer Side Effects With New Treatment for Severe Depression

Full article at http://neurosciencenews.com/rul-ect-depression-psychology-2286/.

lectroconvulsive therapy remains one of the most effective treatments for severe depression, but new UNSW research shows ultra-brief pulse stimulation is almost as effective as standard ECT, with far fewer cognitive side effects.

The research is in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. (full access paywall)

Research: "A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Brief Versus Ultrabrief Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression" by Phern-Chern Tor, MBBS, DFD(CAW), MMed(Psych); Alison Bautovich, MBBS; Min-Jung Wang, MSC; Donel Martin, MClinNeuro, PhD; Samuel B. Harvey, MBBS, MRCGP, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, PhD; and Colleen Loo, MBBS, FRANZCP, MD in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry doi:10.4088/JCP.14r09145

Image: The study  is the first systematic review to examine the effectiveness and cognitive effects of standard ECT treatment, brief pulse stimulation, versus the newer treatment, known as ultra-brief pulse right unilateral (RUL) ECT. Image is for illustrative purposes only. 

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