Ketamine shown comparable to ECT for serious depression

Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major ...

ECT has been shown to be more effective among older adults, among patients with major depressive disorder with psychosis, and in inpatient and ...

Ketamine shown comparable to ECT for serious depression | STAT

A new study has found that ketamine performs at least as well as the current gold standard for such patients, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant ...

Very severe pretreatment depression severity was associated with greater reduction in self-reported depression severity with ECT vs ketamine ...

Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major ...

Ketamine was noninferior to ECT as therapy for treatment-resistant major depression without psychosis. (Funded by the Patient-Centered ...

Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect ...

Patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from ...

Ketamine is Comparable to Electroconvulsive Therapy for the ...

New study reveals that ketamine rivals electroconvulsive therapy for the management of treatment-resistant depression, giving clinicians an ...

Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy ...

15; I2 = 39%), suggesting an efficacy advantage for ECT compared with ketamine for depression severity. Significant differences were not ...

Study Finds Ketamine is at Least as Effective as ECT for Treating ...

"This study shows us that intravenous ketamine was non-inferior to ECT for treatment of non-psychotic treatment resistant depression and could ...

Ketamine versus electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive ...

The non-inferiority of ketamine compared to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of major depressive episodes was not shown in the overall ...

Johns Hopkins Clinician-Scientists Participate in National Study on ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial has determined that the medication ketamine appears as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for ...

Ketamine may be better option than ECT for less severe treatment ...

Those with less severe depression had better outcomes with ketamine compared with ECT. ... Results showed that participants with a baseline ...

Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy ...

This study showed ketamine is as effective as ECT in improving depressive symptoms in MDE and has more rapid antidepressant effects compared with ECT.

Ketamine Comparable to ECT for Many Patients With Refractory ...

Ketamine is about as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for patients with treatment-resistant depression without psychosis, a study published in the ...

Ketamine vs. ECT for Major Depression | NEJM - YouTube

For major depression that is resistant to drug treatment, options include electroconvulsive therapy and ketamine infusions.

Review Article Efficacy and adverse effects of ketamine versus ...

Our study showed no evidence to support the superiority of ketamine over ECT for severity of depressive symptoms and response to therapy.

Depression: Ketamine May Be More Effective Treatment Than ECT

... ketamine may be a more effective treatment for severe depression than electroconvulsive therapy ... ketamine treatment group as compared with ECT ...

Ketamine vs. ECT for Resistant Depression: A Meta-Analysis

Effects of ECT and ketamine were similar for reducing suicidal thinking; ECT was associated with more cognitive side effects and ketamine was ...

Ketamine vs ECT: Which Therapy is More Effective for Depression?

When comparing ketamine vs electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), both therapies were similarly efficacious in treating major depressive disorder ...

Comparing ECT and Ketamine in Adults with Treatment-Resistant ...

This study compares electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and the medication ketamine to see which works best for adults with treatment-resistant depression.

expert reaction to trial looking at ketamine versus ECT for ...

The study found that intravenous ketamine was as effective as ECT in the treatment of severe depression. It is of great interest because ECT is ...