From the Weill Cornell University, White Plains, NY.
J ECT. 2014 Mar;30(1):e7-8. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182a60136.
Electroconvulsive therapy is used for the management of severe and refractory depression across the age spectrum. Treatment is guided by clinical response. However, there may be differences between the time course of improvement in clinical observations and patients' self-report of improvements. We report 4 cases of depression in late life that illustrate this issue. We discuss the potential significance of such differences and the need for research.
电抽搐治疗用于管理全年龄段严重和难治性抑郁症。治疗以临床反应为指导。然而,在临床观察改善的时间过程和患者自我报告的改善之间可能存在差异。我们报告了 4 例老年期抑郁症病例,说明了这一问题。我们讨论了这种差异的潜在意义和研究的必要性。