Association between pulse width and clinical response to electroconvulsive therapy
This study demonstrated a previously unreported association between 0.5 ms pulse width and reduced ECT response. Unless cognitive sparing is paramount in an individual case, 1.0 ms ECT should be used as standard.
Authors
- Richard Braithwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7863-4906)
- Ana Jelovac
Institutions
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- St. Patrick's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.01.010
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00