Response to electroconvulsive therapy in treatment-resistant depression: nationwide observational follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have not investigated response rates after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with non-psychotic treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Aims

To assess and compare the response rate of ECT for patients with TRD and non-TRD, in a large and clinically representative patient sample.

Method

Patients aged ≥18 years, who were treated for a unipolar, non-psychotic depressive episode with at least one ECT session as part of a first-time, index ECT series between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2017 were included from the Swedish National Quality Register for ECT. Patients who had initiated a third consecutive trial of antidepressants or add-on medications before start of ECT were classified as having TRD. Patients not meeting criteria for TRD

SUBMITTER: Nygren A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature