MST vs ECT: LTE in JAMA Psychiatry
Out on PubMed, from American authors, is this LTE:
Magnetic Seizure Therapy vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Episode.
JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0692. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38656342
The LTE is here.
And here:
Here is an LTE from Vaughn McCall and colleagues critiquing the recent Deng et al. study comparing MST to ECT in JAMA Psychiatry. The points made are well taken.
Both the Deng et al. and Anand et al. studies were designed with a relatively weak form of ECT. This, of course, has the effect of making the experimental comparator look stronger.
ECT endures, and still has a prominent position in the treatment of urgently ill mood and psychotic disorders patients, despite ongoing attempts to downplay its efficacy and safety.
Stay tuned to the blog for the response from Deng et al....
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