Open AccessA comparative study of the effect of electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of persons suffering from treatment-resistant depression
Author(s) -
P Bijulakshmi,
Vikhram Ramasubramanian,
S Mathumathi,
Gopi Rajendhiran,
M Kannan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_217_20
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , treatment resistant depression , depression (economics) , transcranial direct current stimulation , psychology , clinical global impression , brain stimulation , psychiatry , rating scale , transcranial magnetic stimulation , quality of life (healthcare) , major depressive disorder , medicine , psychotherapist , stimulation , mood , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , placebo , developmental psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
About 20%-30% of persons with major depression are said to have treatment-resistant depression (TRD) when they do not respond to antidepressants. These people continue to suffer in life and have poor quality of life. Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most successful option in treating TRD, many people refuse ECT due to various reasons (stigma, the cost involved, and medical complications). Various studies combine treatment options such as psychotherapy, repetitive trans magnetic stimulation, ketamine, and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in an attempt to reduce symptoms for those people suffering from TRD. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of ECT and tDCS in TRD.