Association between electroconvulsive therapy and time to readmission after a manic episode.

Objective: The majority of patients hospitalized for treatment of a manic episode are readmitted within 2 years despite maintenance treatment. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been associated with lower rehospitalization rates in some psychiatric conditions, but its association with readmission after a manic episode has not been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether the time to readmission in patients with mania treated with ECT was longer than in patients not treated with ECT and whether there were subgroups of patients that benefited more.

Electroconvulsive Therapy Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With a Depressive Episode: A Register-Based Study.

Objectives: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are both effective in treating depression. Although rTMS induces fewer adverse effects, its effectiveness relative to ECT is not well established. The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment outcomes of ECT and rTMS in patients who have received both interventions.

Outcome of transcranial magnetic intermittent theta-burst stimulation in the treatment of depression - A Swedish register-based study.

Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an established treatment of depression. The more recently introduced intermittent Theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) has shown significant superiority over sham-stimulation and equal effect sizes to a 10 Hz protocol in one clinical trial. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness and tolerability of iTBS in a naturalistic, clinical setting.