Clinical Neuroscience of ECT (CNECT)

 Out on PubMed, from authors in South America, is this review: Electroconvulsive Therapy in Psychiatric Disorders: A Narrative Review Exploring Neuroendocrine-Immune Therapeutic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Rojas M, Ariza D, Ortega Á, Riaño-Garzón ME, Chávez-Castillo M, Pérez JL, Cudris-Torres L, Bautista MJ, Medina-Ortiz O, Rojas-Quintero J, Bermúdez V. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jun 22;23(13):6918. doi: 10.3390/ijms23136918. PMID:  35805923   Review. The abstract is copied below: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is based on conducting an electrical current through the brain to stimulate it and trigger generalized convulsion activity with therapeutic ends. Due to the efficient use of ECT during the last years, interest in the molecular bases involved in its mechanism of action has increased. Therefore, different hypotheses have emerged. In this context, the goal of this review is to describe the neurobiological, endocrine, and immune mechanisms involved in ECT and to detail its clini