Publications by authors named "Blake Andreou"
J Affect Disord
July 2023
Article Synopsis
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are treatments for serious depression that haven't improved with other methods.
- ECT usually works better but is more intense, while rTMS is easier to handle and gives longer-lasting results.
- A study found that ECT leads to more changes in certain areas of the brain compared to rTMS, but both treatments helped patients feel better in different ways.
Transl Psychiatry
May 2022
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) affects the brain and inflammation in people with severe depression who didn't respond to other treatments.
- They looked at patients' blood for specific chemicals (called cytokines) and used special brain scans to see changes in brain structure before and after ECT.
- The study found that higher levels of one chemical (IL-8) were linked to positive changes in brain structure in those who responded well to ECT.
