Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in treatment of major depressive disorder  

作　　者：Mei-Lin Ma Lian-Ping He 

机构地区：[1]School of Medicine,Taizhou University,Taizhou 318000,Zhejiang Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第16期5515-5517,共3页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by the Curriculum Reform Project of Taizhou University in 2021,No.xkg2021087.

摘　　要：Major depressive disorder is a serious and common neuropsychiatric disorder that affects more than 350 million people worldwide.Electroconvulsive therapy is the oldest and most effective treatment available for the treatment of severe major depressive disorder.Electroconvulsive therapy modifies structural network changes in patients with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia.And it can also affect neuroinflammatory responses and may have neuroprotective effects.Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in the treatment of major depressive disorder.

关 键 词：DEPRESSION Electroconvulsive therapy Major depressive disorder Somatic cell therapy 

分 类 号：R749.4[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]