How well does ECT work for treatment-resistant depression?

By Chittaranjan Andrade, MD (bio) Dr. Andrade is a member of the editorial boards of several journals, including The Journal of ECT and Brain Stimulation The American Psychiatric Association’s Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Third Edition (2010) states as a level I recommendation (recommended with substantial clinical confidence) that: “For patients whose symptoms…