Morbidity and mortality associated with electroconvulsive therapy: a retrospective cohort study

最近，抑郁症已成为世界范围内疾病负担的主要原因。它通常要么用药物治疗，要么用心理治疗，但相当数量的人对这些治疗没有反应。在这种情况下，一种称为电击的治疗方法

Depression has recently become the leading cause of illness burden worldwide. It is usually treated with either medications or psychotherapy but a substantial number of people do not respond to these treatments. In this case, a treatment known as electroc