Open AccessFactors causing a relapse of major depressive disorders following successful electroconvulsive therapy: A retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Naoki Kurimoto,
Taisuke Inagaki,
Takashi Aoki,
Hiroshi Kadotani,
Fujiki Kurimoto,
Kenichi Kuriyama,
Naoto Yamada,
Yuji Ozeki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3206
DOI - 10.5498/wjp.v11.i10.841
Subject(s) - major depressive disorder , electroconvulsive therapy , depression (economics) , medicine , retrospective cohort study , cohort , bipolar disorder , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , lithium (medication) , amygdala , economics , macroeconomics
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used to treat major depressive disorder (MDD). Relapse is often observed even after successful ECT, followed by adequate pharmaceutical treatment for MDD.