Australasian Partnership for Improving Outcomes in Severe Depression

这个为期5年的项目研究如何在现实世界的临床实践中使用已证实的治疗方法，以及如何改进这种方法。该项目重点关注抑郁症的重要物理干预措施：电痉挛疗法（ECT）、氯胺酮、重复经颅磁刺激（rTMS）、经颅直流刺激（tDCS）。使用电痉挛疗法治疗精神分裂症也将被研究。该研究小组将与临床服务提供者和政府卫生部门合作。

This 5-year project examines how proven treatments are used in real-world clinical practice, and how this can be improved. The project focuses on important physical interventions for depression: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), Ketamine, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). The use of ECT to treat schizophrenia will also be examined. The research team will partner with clinical service providers and a government health department.