Association between concomitant anticonvulsants and clinical and cognitive outcomes of electroconvulsive therapy for depression
Concomitant use of anticonvulsants in patients treated with ECT for depression was associated with worse clinical response, despite a marginally faster recovery of orientation immediately after treatment sessions. Use of anticonvulsants during ECT requires careful clinical consideration.
Authors
- Christopher Mohan
- Declan M. McLoughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-2799)
- Karen A. McDonnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3700-5695)
- Ana Jelovac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-8531)
- Anna Igoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5918-1067)
- Cathal McCaffrey
- Emma Whooley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2545-3662)
- Sarah E. Thompson
Institutions
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- St. Patrick's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain stimulation
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2025.08.015
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00