Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Treatment-Resistant Depression
When all else fails, treatment-resistant depression can be especially debilitating: it is associated with recurring depressive episodes, higher risk of suicide, and a greater amount of hospitalizations. For those who fail ≥ 2 gold-standard antidepressants or otherwise have a need for rapid improvement, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be the solution. ECT (in its modern sense) has been used for more than 90 years, but the persisting stigma and media portrayal related to treatment procedures mean it is rarely used in clinical treatments – even though it could help many recover from even persistent depression. This review article examines myths and facts about ECT, including its current use, safety, and side effects.
Differential symptom cluster responses to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment in depression
Everyone experiences depression differently. Few studies have looked at how individual symptoms change across treatment, and how they might be related. Specifically, this study was interested in individuals with treatment-resistant depression and how they respond to new, effective repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatments (or the shortened version, iTBS).
NINET-IMH HTAC Survey Results Summary
Written By. Kevin Jiang Last January, NINET-IMH team sent out a survey to the clinic patients asking about their opinions on making rTMS publicly funded in BC, as well as to share their experiences receiving rTMS treatments.In the hopes of reinforcing the lab’s application of nominating rTMS to the BC Health Technology Assessment Committee (HTAC) […]
Side Effects Trajectories in rTMS Treatment for Depression
Side Effects Trajectories in rTMS Treatment for Depression: High Frequency Left (10Hz) vs. Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Afifa Humaira, Sihaoyu Gao , Lang Wu, Jonathan Downar, Daniel Blumberger, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez Introduction According to WHO, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability that affects 350 million people worldwide, and 30% of them suffer […]
Long term effects of rTMS
Long term effects of rTMS on the Functional Brain Networks in Treatment-resistant Depression Ruiyang Ge , Jonathan Downar, Daniel M. Blumberger, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Raymond Lam & Fidel Vila-Rodriguez Background Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) MDD is a severe disabling and highly prevalent disorder with substantial societal costs. Approximately 60% of the patients do not achieve […]