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Electroshock therapy is more successful for treating depression than ketamine, says study
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Electroshock therapy is more successful for treating depression than ketamine, says study

by Kim Krieger, University of Connecticut Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of six studies has found that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is better at quickly relieving major depression than ketamine, a team of researchers reports in JAMA Psychiatry on October 19. Depression is a common illness affecting about 5% of adults worldwide, according to the...