Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in treatment of major depressive disorder

Mei-Lin Ma; Lian-Ping He

doi:10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5515

Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in treatment of major depressive disorder

World J Clin Cases. 2022 Jun 6;10(16):5515-5517. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5515.

Authors

Mei-Lin Ma¹, Lian-Ping He²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
² School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China. lianpinghe@tzc.edu.cn.

Abstract

Major depressive disorder is a serious and common neuropsychiatric disorder that affects more than 350 million people worldwide. Electroconvulsive therapy is the oldest and most effective treatment available for the treatment of severe major depressive disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy modifies structural network changes in patients with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. And it can also affect neuroinflammatory responses and may have neuroprotective effects. Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in the treatment of major depressive disorder.

Keywords: Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Major depressive disorder; Somatic cell therapy.