Maintenance pharmacotherapy after electroconvulsive therapy in inpatients with major depressive disorder: 198 prescriptions in a real-world clinical setting

Abstract Background Although antidepressant monotherapy is recommended for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), they often do not respond to it, necessitating alternatives such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However, maintenance pharmacotherapy after ECT has remained unestablished. Th...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Shun Igarashi, Takashi Tsuboi, Naomi Hasegawa, Shinichiro Ochi, Kazutaka Ohi, Kentaro Fukumoto, Jun-ichi Iga, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hitoshi Iida, Fumitoshi Kodaka, Shusuke Numata, Kayo Ichihashi, Hiroko Kashiwagi, Toshinori Nakamura, Hirotaka Yamagata, Masahiro Takeshima, Tatsuya Nagasawa, Junya Matsumoto, Hisashi Yamada, Hikaru Hori, Ken Inada, Norio Yasui-Furukori, Ryota Hashimoto, Koichiro Watanabe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Major depressive disorder Electroconvulsive therapy Maintenance pharmacotherapy Antidepressants Antipsychotics Mood stabilizers.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07445-4