Early complete remitters after electroconvulsive therapy: profile and prognosis
- Spaans, HP
- Verwijk, E
- Stek, ML
- Kho, KH
- Bouckaert, Filip
- Kok, RM
- Sienaert, Pascal
DOIAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and prognosis of depressive patients who show early complete remission after right unilateral (ultra)brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). METHODS: Early complete remitters (ECRs) were those patients who were rated 1 on the Clinical Global Impression Scale (maximum score, 7) within 4 ECT sessions and achieved remission (Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score, <10). The ECRs were compared with late complete remitters (LCRs), which fulfilled the same criteria after 9 to 12 ECT sessions and with the nonremitters/nonresponders (NRs). RESULTS: Of the 87 patients who completed the index treatment phase, 50 (57.5%) achieved remission. Of these remitters, 12 (14%) were ECRs ...
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