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Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy as a potential first-choice treatment in treatment-resistant depression (Review)

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a technique that has been used since 1938 to treat several psychiatric disorders as a replacement for chemically induced seizures. Despite its history of stigma, controversy and low accessibility, ECT is found to be beneficial and efficient in severe cases of depre...

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Autores principales: Trifu, Simona, Sevcenco, Anca, Stănescu, Monica, Drăgoi, Ana Miruna, Cristea, Mihai Bogdan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8461517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34630636
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10716