Melancholia as Predictor of Electroconvulsive Therapy Outcome in Later Life

Discussion Although melancholically and nonmelancholically depressed patients differed significantly on several clinical characteristics, ECT outcome did not differ. Analyses may be hampered by a high prevalence of psychotic features. In nonpsychotic patients, CORE scores neared significance as predictor of remission, suggesting that CORE scores might be a distinguishing characteristic of melancholia in nonpsychotic patients and a clinical useful predictor of ECT response.
Source: The Journal of ECT - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research