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Electroconvulsive therapy should be offered early in medication-resistant depressive illness

Summary by The BMJ
Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor Frais's insightful perspective on seeking an effective treatment for his medication-resistant depressive illness highlights the important place of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in management of the condition (1). Not only is ECT the most efficacious treatment for this disorder (2), it retains good effectiveness following pharmacotherapy failure (3). Despite this, Frais's experience of starting the treatment …

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The BMJ broke the news in on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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