Ketamine or Electroconvulsive Therapy as Treatment Approach to Severe Depression: The Necessity of More Personalized Management
Ketamine 2025 Pouya Movahed Rad, Akihiro Takamiya
Depression is a debilitating psychiatric disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and ketamine are effective treatments for severe depression, but target populations may differ. Systematic reviews on the few available trials show higher remission rates with ECT than with ketamine. Nonetheless, ketamine’s rapid onset of action is comparable to ECT but with less cognitive adverse effects. This...