Clinical Neuroscience of ECT (CNECT)

 Out on PubMed, from the Harvard ECT group, is this study: The effects of  electroconvulsive  therapy on depression and Suicidality in transgender and gender diverse individuals. Luccarelli J, Crall C, Hart KL, Seiner SJ, Henry ME. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 14:S0163-8343(21)00115-8. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.08.006. Online ahead of print. PMID:  34518020 And from the text: A total of 19 patients met inclusion criteria. Mean age was 24.1 ± 5.5 years, and primary clinical diagnoses were major depressive disorder (13; 68.4%), bipolar disorder (5; 26.3%), and other (1; 5.3) (Table S1). Patients self-reported a range of gender identities, with 9 (47.3%) identifying as gender non-binary (Table S2). At baseline patients had severe-range depression on the QIDS, with a mean score of 17.0 ± 4.9. Median BASIS-24 SI subscale was 1.25 (IQR 0.42 to 3.00) (Fig. 1). At treatment #5, mean QIDS was 11.2 ± 4.5, with a median SI subscale of 0.58 (IQR 0.00 to 1.79). At treatment #10, 14 patient