Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review of scientific evidences;Eficacia de la terapia electroconvulsiva: Revisión sistemática de las evidencias científicas

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-165

  Bertolin Guillen J M ^a   Saez Abad C ^a   Hernandez De Pablo M E ^a   Peiro Moreno S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Esc Valenciana Estud para la Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Mania; Parkinson's disease; Schizophrenia; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANIA; MEDLINE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042517224     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (83)

1. Bernal Delgado E. La revisión sistemática de la evidencia científica. Quaderns de Salut Pública i Administració de Serveis de Salut, 16. Valencia: Escola Valenciana d'Estudis per a la Salut, 2001.
2. Bertolín Guillén JM, Peiró Moreno S, Hernández de Pablo ME, Sáez Abad C. Variabilidad en actitudes y condiciones de utilización de la terapia electroconvulsiva. Resultados de un estudio preliminar. Actas Esp Psiquiatr 2001;29:390-5.
3. Ceballos C, García-Campayo J, Artal A, Valdizan JR. Impacto del metaanálisis en la práctica clínica: el ejemplo de la psiquiatría. Actas Esp Psiquiatr 2001;29:287-92.
4. Cerletti U, Bini L. Un nuovo metodo di shockterapie. L'elettro-shock. Boll Accad Med Roma 1938;64:136-8.
5. Gastó C. Psiquiatría basada en la evidencia. Psiquiatr Biol 1998;5:97-8.
6. Jadad AR, Moore RA, Carroll D, Jenkinson C, Reynolds JM, Gavaghan DJ, et al. Assessing the quality of reports on randomized clinical trials: is blinding necessary? Controlled Clin Trials 1996;17:1-12
7. Peiró S. La medicina basada en la evidencia y la calidad asistencial. En: Aranaz Andrés JM, Vitaller Burillo J, editores. La calidad: un objetivo de la asistencia, una necesidad de la gestión sanitaria. Valencia: Conselleria de Sanitat. Subsecretaria per a l'Agència Valenciana de la Salut, 2002; p. 79-85.
8. Rodríguez Artalejo F. Políticas de salud basadas en la evidencia. Ges Clin Sanit 2001;10:111-3.
9. Soler Insa PA. ¿Guías y protocolos? Por qué y para qué. Psiquiatr Biol 1998;5:225-31.
10. Freeman CP. The therapeutic efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). A double blind controlled trial of ECT and simulated ECT. Scott Med J 1978;23:71-5.
11. Clinical Research Centre, Division of Psychiatry. The Northwick Park ECT trial. Predictors of response to real and simulated ECT. Br J Psychiatry 1983;144:227-37.
12. Small JG, Klapper MH, Kellams JJ, Miller MJ, Milstein V, Sharpley PH, et al. Electroconvulsive treatment compared with lithium in the management of manic states. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1988; 45:727-32.
13. Delva NJ, Brunet DG, Hawken ER, Kesteven RM, Lawson JS, Lywood DW, et al. Characteristics of responders and non-responders to brief-pulse right unilateral ECT in a controlled clinical trial. J Ect 2001;17:118-23.
14. Chanpattana W, Kirdcharoen N, Techakasem P, Chakrabhand ML, Tuntirungsee Y, Prasertsuk MS. The use of the stabilization period in electroconvulsive therapy research in schizophrenia. II. Implementation. J Med Assoc Thai 1999;82:558-68.
15. Dannon PN, Dolberg OT, Schreiber S, Grunhaus L. Three and six-month outcome following courses of either ECT or rTMS in a population of severely depressed individuals. Preliminary report. Biol Psychiatry 2002;51:687-90.
16. McDonald IM, Perkins M, Marjerrison G, Podilsky M. A controlled comparison of amitriptyline and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depression. Am J Psychiatry 1966;122:1427-31.
17. Wittenborn JR, Plante M, Burgess F, Maurer H. A comparison of imipramine, electroconvulsive therapy and placebo in the treatment of depressions. J Nerv Mental Dis 1962;135:131-7.
18. Janakiramaiah N, Gangadhar BN, Naga Venkatesha Murthy PJ, Harish MG, Subbakrishna DK, Vedamurthachar A. Antidepressant efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in melancholia: a randomized comparison with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and imipramine. J Affect Disord 2000;57:255-9.
19. Clinical Psychiatry Committee of British Medical Research Council. Clinical trial of the treatment of depressive illness. Br Med J 1965;1:881-6.
20. Gangadhar BN, Kapur RL, Kalyanasundaram S. Comparison of electroconvulsive therapy with imipramine in endogenous depression: a double blind study. Br J Psychiatry 1982;141:367-71.
21. Steiner M, Radwan M, Elizur A, Blum I, Atsmon A, Davidson S. Failure of L-triodothyronine (T-sub-3) to potentate tricyclic antidepressant response. Curr Ther Res 1978; 23(5, Pt 2):655-9.
22. Arfwidsson L, Arn L, Beskow J, D'Elia G, Laurell B, Ottosson JO, et al. Chlorpromazine and the anti-depressive efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1973;49:580-7.
23. Folkerts HW, Michael N, Tölle R, Schonauer K, Mücke S, Schulze-Mönking H. Electroconvulsive therapy vs paroxetine in treatment-resistant depression-a randomized study. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1997;96:334-42.
24. Dinan TG, Barry S. A comparison of electroconvulsive therapy with a combined lithium and tricyclic combination among depressed tricyclic nonresponders. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1989;80:97-100.
25. Davidson J, McLeod M, Law-Yone B, Linnoila M. A comparison of electroconvulsive therapy and combined phenelzine-amitriptyline in refractory depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1978;35:639-42.
26. Mayur PM, Gangadhar BN, Subbakrishna DK, Janakiramaiah N. Discontinuation of antidepressant drugs during electroconvulsive therapy: a controlled study. J Affect Disord 2000;58:37-41.
27. West ED. Electric convulsion therapy in depression: a double-blind controlled trial. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1981;282:355-7.
28. Gregory S, Shawcross CR, Gill D. The Nottingham ECT Study. A double-blind comparison of bilateral, unilateral and simulated ECT in depressive illness. Br J Psychiatry 1985;146:520-4.
29. Brandon S, Cowley P, McDonald C, Neville P, Palmer R, Wellstood-Eason S. Electroconvulsive therapy: results in depressive illness from the Leicestershire trial. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1984;288:22-5.
30. Lambourn J, Gill D. A controlled comparison of simulated and real ECT. Br J Psychiatry 1978;133:514-9.
31. Freeman CP, Basson JV, Crighton A. Double-blind controlled trail of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and simulated ECT in depressive illness. Lancet 1978;1:738-40.
32. Johnstone EC, Deakin JF, Lawler P, Frith CD, Stevens M, McPherson K, et al. The Northwick Park electroconvulsive therapy trial. Lancet 1980;2:1317-20.
33. Jagadeesh HN, Gangadhar BN, Janakiramaiah N, Subbakrishna DK, Jain S. Time dependent therapeutic effects of single electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in endogenous depression. J Affect Disord 1992;24:291-5.
34. Sackeim HA, Prudic J, Devanand DP, Nobler MS, Lisanby SH, Peyser S, et al. A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of bilateral and right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy at different stimulus intensities. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2000;57:425-34.
35. McCall WV, Dunn A, Rosenquist PB, Hughes D. Markedly suprathreshold right unilateral ECT versus minimally suprathreshold bilateral ECT: antidepressant and memory effects. J Ect 2002;18:126-9.
36. Heikman P, Kalska H, Katila H, Sarna S, Tuunainen A, Kuoppasalmi K. Right unilateral and bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depression: a preliminary study. J Ect 2002;18:26-30.
37. Sackeim HA, Prudic J, Devanand DP, Kiersky JE, Fitzsimons L, Moody BJ, et al. Effects of stimulus intensity and electrode placement on the efficacy and cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy. N Engl J Med 1993; 328:839-46.
38. Sackeim HA, Decina P, Kanzler M, Kerr B, Malitz S. Effects of electrode placement on the efficacy of titrated, low-dose ECT. Am J Psychiatry 1987;144:1449-55.
39. Lisanby, SH, Devanand DP, Prudic J, Pierson D, Nobler MS, Fitzsimons L, et al. Prolactin response to electroconvulsive therapy: effects of electrode placement and stimulus dosage. Biol Psychiatry 1998;43:146-55.
40. Malitz S, Sackeim HA, Decina P, Kanzler M, Kerr B. The efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy. Dose-response interactions with modality. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1986;462:56-64.
41. Halliday AM, Davison K, Browne MW, Kreeger LC. A comparison of the effects on depression and memory of bilateral ECT and unilateral ECT to the dominant and non-dominant hemispheres. Br J Psychiatry 1968;114:997-1012.
42. Stromgren LS. Unilateral versus bilateral electroconvulsive therapy: investigations into the therapeutic effect in endogenous depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1973;240(Suppl):8-65.
43. Lamy S, Bergsholm P, D'Elia G. The antidepressant efficacy of high-dose nondominant long-distance parietotemporal and bitemporal electroconvulsive therapy. Convuls Ther 1994;10:43-52.
44. Horne RL, Pettinati HM, Sugerman AA, Varga E. Comparing bilateral to unilateral electroconvulsive therapy in a randomized study with EEG monitoring. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1985;42:1087-92.
45. Janicak PG, Sharma RP, Israni TH, Dowd SM, Altman E, Davis JM. Effects of unilateral-nondominant vs bilateral ECT on memory and depression: a preliminary report. Psychoph Bull 1991;27:353-7.
46. Fraser RM, Glass IB. Unilateral and bilateral ECT in elderly patients. A comparative study. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1980;62:13-31.
47. Letemendia FJ, Delva NJ, Rodenburg M, Lawson JS, Inglis J, Waldron JJ, et al. Therapeutic advantage of bifrontal electrode placement in ECT. Psychol Med 1993;23:349-60.
48. Fleminger JJ, de Horne DJ, Nair NP, Nott PN. Differential effect of unilateral and bilateral ECT. Am J Psychiatry 1970;127:430-6.
49. Taylor MA, Abrams R. Short-term cognitive effects of unilateral and bilateral ECT. Br J Psychiatry 1985;146:308-11.
50. Abrams R, Taylor MA. Diencephalic stimulation and the effects of ECT in endogenous depression. Br J Psychiatry 1976;129:482-5.
51. Abrams R, Taylor MA, Faber R, Ts'o TO, Williams RA, Almy G. Bilateral versus unilateral electroconvulsive therapy: efficacy in melancholia. Am J Psychiatry 1983;140:463-5.
52. Abrams R, Swartz CM, Vedak C. Antidepressant effects of high-dose right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1991;48:746-8.
53. Small JG, Small IF, Sharpley P, Moore DF. A double-blind comparative evaluation of flurothyl and ECT. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1968;19:79-86.
54. Herrington RN, Bruce A, Johnstone EC. Comparative trial of L-tryptophan and ECT in severe depressive illness. Lancet 1974;2:731-4.
55. D'Elia G, Lehmann J, Raotma H. Evaluation of the combination of tryptophan and ECT in the treatment of depression. I. Clinical analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1977;56:303-18.
56. Sachs GS, Gelenberg AJ, Bellinghausen B, Wojcik J, Falk WE, Farhadi AM, et al. Ergoloid mesylates and ECT. J Clin Psychiatry 1989;50:87-90.
57. Langer G, Karazman R, Neumark J, Saletu B, Schönbeck G, Grünberger J, et al. Isoflurane narcotherapy in depressive patients refractory to conventional antidepressant drug treatment. A double-blind comparison with electroconvulsive treatment. Neuropsychobiology 1995;31:182-94.
58. Pridmore S. Substitution of rapid transcranial magnetic stimulation treatments for electroconvulsive therapy treatments in a course of electroconvulsive therapy. Depress Anxiety 2000;12:118-23.
59. Grunhaus L, Dannon PN, Schreiber S, Dolberg OH, Amiaz R, Ziv R, et al. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of nondelusional major depressive disorder: an open study. Biol Psychiatry 2000;47:314-24.
60. Grunhaus L, Schreiber S, Dolberg OT, Polak D, Dannon PN. A randomized controlled comparison of electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in severe and resistant nonpsychotic major depression. Biol Psychiatry 2003;53:324-31.
61. Janicak PG, Dowd SM, Martis B, Alam D, Beedle D, Krasuski J, et al. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation versus electroconvulsive therapy for mayor depression: preliminary results of a randomized trial. Biol Psychiatry 2002;51:659-67.
62. Bagadia VN, Abhyankar RR, Doshi J, Pradhan PV, Shah LP. A double blind controlled study of ECT vs chlorpromazine in schizophrenia. J Assoc Physicians India 1983;31:637-40.
63. May PR, Tuma AH. Treatment of schizophrenia. An experimental study of five treatment methods. Br J Psychiatry 1965;111:503-10.
64. Abraham KR, Kulhara P. The efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia. A comparative study. Br J Psychiatry 1987;151:152-5.
65. Sarkar P, Andrade C, Kapur B, Das P, Sivaramakrishna Y, Harihar C, et al. An exploratory evaluation of ECT in haloperidol-treated DSM-III-R schizophreniform disorder. Convuls Ther 1994;10:271-8.
66. Agarwal AK, Winny GC. Role of ECT phenothiazine combination in schizophrenia. Indian J Psychiatry 1985;27:233-6.
67. Janakiramaiah N, Channabasavanna SM, Narasimha Murthy NS. ECT/chlorpromazine combination versus chlorpromazine alone in acutely ill schizophrenic patients. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1982;66:464-70.
68. Naidoo, D. The effects of reserpine (serpasil) on the chronic disturbed schizophrenic: a comparative study of rauwolfia alkaloids and electroconvulsive therapy. J Nerv Mental Dis 1956;123:1-13.
69. Chanpattana W, Chakrabhand ML, Sackeim HA, Kitaroonchai W, Kongsakon R, Techakasem P, et al. Continuation ECT in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a controlled study. J Ect 1999;15:178-92.
70. Wessels WH. A comparative study of the efficacy of bilateral and unilateral electroconvulsive therapy with thioridazine in acute schizophrenia. S Afr Med J 1972;46:890-2.
71. Reichert H, Benjamin J, Keegan D, Marjerrison G. Bilateral and non-dominant unilateral ECT: I. Therapeutic efficacy. Can Psychiat Assoc J 1976;21:69-78.
72. Taylor P, Fleminger JJ. ECT for schizophrenia. Lancet 1980;1:1380-2.
73. Brandon S, Cowley P, McDonald C, Neville P, Palmer R, Wellstood-Eason S. Leicester ECT Trial: results in schizophernia. Br J Psychiatry 1985;146:177-83.
74. Ukpong DI, Makanjuola ROA, Morakinyo O. A controlled trial of modified electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenia in a Nigerian teaching hospital. West Afr J Med 2002;21:237-40.
75. Small JG, Milstein V, Klapper MH, Kellams JJ, Miller MJ, Small IF. Electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of manic episodes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1986;462:37-49.
76. Sikdar S, Kulhara P, Avasthi A, Singh H. Combined chlorpromazine and electroconvulsive therapy in mania. Br J Psychiatry 1994;164:806-10.
77. Andersen K, Balldin J, Gottfries CG, Granerus AK, Modigh K, Svennerholm L, et al. A double-blind evaluation of electroconvulsive therapy in Parkinson's disease with «on-off» phenomena. Acta Neurol Scand 1987;76:191-9.
78. The UK ECT Review Group. Efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive therapy in depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet 2003;361:799-808.
79. Kho KH, van VreeswijK MF, Simpson S, Zwinderman AH. A meta-analysis of electroconvulsive therapy efficacy in depression. J Ect 2003;19:139-47.
80. Van der Wurff FB, Stek ML, Hoogendik WL, Beekman ATF. Electroconvulsive therapy for the depressed elderly (Cochrane Review). En: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2003. Oxford: Update Software.
81. Tharyan P. Electroconvulsive therapy for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review). En: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2001. Oxford: Update Software.
82. Tharyan P, Adams CE. Electroconvulsive therapy for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review). En: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2003. Oxford: Update Software.
83. Bertolín Guillén JM, Henández de Pablo ME, Sáez Abad C. Terapia electroconvulsiva: una estrategia terapéutica de segunda línea para la esquizofrenia [fe de erratas publicada en Ges Clin Sanit 2003;5:7]. Ges Clin Sanit 2001;3:120.