Sohei Kimoto

Anti-inflammatory Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Association Between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Increases and Nonrelapse

BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective for severe psychiatric disorders, but relapse after a successful acute course of ECT remains common. Identification of biological predictors of relapse is therefore clinically important. In this exploratory prospective stud...