Continuation Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Unipolar or Bipolar Depression

Conclusions: During 6 months of continuation MST, two-thirds of participants sustained improvements in depressive symptoms without any adverse cognitive effects. Future studies of continuation MST are warranted, particularly in comparison to ECT.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01596608.PMID:34670025 | DOI:10.4088/JCP.20m13677

Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - October 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Victor M Tang Daniel M Blumberger Alanah Throop Shawn M McClintock Daphne Voineskos Jonathan Downar Yuliya Knyahnytska Benoit H Mulsant Paul B Fitzgerald Zafiris J Daskalakis Source Type: research