Unmasking patient diversity: Exploring cognitive and antidepressive effects of electroconvulsive therapy.
Kjersti SellevågChristoffer Andreas Bartz-JohannessenKetil Joachim OedegaardAxel NordenskjoldChristine MohnJeanette Solheimslid BjørkeUte KesslerPublished in: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2024)
Our study supports ECT as an effective and safe treatment, although subgroups have a less favorable outcome. ECT should be considered at an early stage for older patients suffering from depression with psychotic features. Providing comprehensive and balanced information from clinicians and patients perspectives on effects and side effects, may assist in a joint consent process.
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