ECT beyond unipolar major depression: systematic review and meta-analysis of electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar depression.

Anees BahjiE R HawkenA A SepehryC A CabreraG Vazquez

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2018)

Response rates and speed of response are higher in individuals with BDD; however, remission rates are equivalent. These findings support increased utilization of ECT in individuals with treatment-refractory BDD.

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