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ECT is evidence-based – a commentary on depression: why drugs and electricity are not the answer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2022

C. F. Meechan Open the ORCID record for C. F. Meechan [Opens in a new window] ,
K. R. Laws ,
A. H. Young ,
D. M. McLoughlin  and
S. Jauhar Open the ORCID record for S. Jauhar [Opens in a new window]
C. F. Meechan
Affiliation:
Woodland View Hospital, Irvine, Ayrshire & Arran, UK
K. R. Laws
Affiliation:
School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK
A. H. Young
Affiliation:
Psychological Medicine, Centre for Affective Disorders, IoPPN, King's College, London, UK
D. M. McLoughlin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, St Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
S. Jauhar*
Affiliation:
Psychological Medicine, Centre for Affective Disorders, IoPPN, King's College, London, UK
*
Author for correspondence: S. Jauhar, E-mail: [email protected]
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 52 , Issue 8 , June 2022 , pp. 1416 - 1418
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