Maintenance pharmacotherapy after electroconvulsive therapy in inpatients with major depressive disorder: 198 prescriptions in a real-world clinical setting
These findings highlight the complexity of treatment decisions managing of MDD after ECT and emphasize the need for structured prospective research on the effectiveness of specific maintenance pharmacotherapies after ECT.
Authors
- Koichiro Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-7070)
- Takashi Tsuboi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8253-8888)
- Hiroyuki Muraoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6728-5341)
- Shinichiro Ochi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2263-3477)
- Kazutaka Ohi
- Masahiro Takeshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-7524)
- Fumitoshi Kodaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9296-5736)
- Ken Inada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3073-4588)
- Hisashi Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0933-2330)
- Hitoshi Iida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2180-9998)
- Hiroko Kashiwagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-7868)
- Ryota Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5941-4238)
- Hirotaka Yamagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5783-7237)
- Hikaru Hori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-3054)
- Kayo Ichihashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-2617)
- Toshinori Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-4220)
- Junya Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-3208)
- Jun‐ichi Iga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-3096)
- Tatsuya Nagasawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-9102)
- Kentaro Fukumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-9054)
- Norio Yasui‐Furukori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4414-3770)
- Naomi Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3834-4859)
- Shusuke Numata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0697-8871)
- Shun Igarashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3727-9985)
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
- Shinshu University (JP)
- Kanazawa Medical University (JP)
- Iwate Medical University (JP)
- Kyorin University (JP)
- Akita University (JP)
- Fukuoka University (JP)
- Kanazawa Medical Center (JP)
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- National Institute of Mental Health (JP)
- Gifu University (JP)
- Ehime University (JP)
- Kitasato University (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
- Hyogo University (JP)
- Tokushima University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07445-4
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japanese Society of Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science