Accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation in late-life depression: A possible option for older depressed adults in need of ECT during the COVID-19 pandemic

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an essential psychiatric service that continues to be a lifesaving treatment for severe major depressive disorder (MDD) and has an important role in treating older adult patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).1 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive shifts in healthcare delivery for patients with depression with a rapid shift to telemedicine. In-person care has been restricted to urgent cases, and though ECT is not an elective procedure in the majority of patients, many centers have had to reduce capacity due to enhanced infection control measures.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research