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2. Electroconvulsive therapy in the Netherlands: a questionnaire survey on contemporary practice.
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van Waarde JA, Verwey B, van den Broek WW, and van der Mast RC
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- 2009
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3. Exceptionally high initial seizure threshold in a catatonic patient treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
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van Waarde JA, Muller MEM, Verwey B, and van der Mast RC
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- 2009
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4. A prediction model for electroconvulsive therapy effectiveness in patients with major depressive disorder from the Dutch ECT Consortium (DEC).
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Loef D, Hoogendoorn AW, Somers M, Mocking RJT, Scheepens DS, Scheepstra KWF, Blijleven M, Hegeman JM, van den Berg KS, Schut B, Birkenhager TK, Heijnen W, Rhebergen D, Oudega ML, Schouws SNTM, van Exel E, Rutten BPF, Broekman BFP, Vergouwen ACM, Zoon TJC, Kok RM, Somers K, Verwijk E, Rovers JJE, Schuur G, van Waarde JA, Verdijk JPAJ, Bloemkolk D, Gerritse FL, van Welie H, Haarman BCM, van Belkum SM, Vischjager M, Hagoort K, van Dellen E, Tendolkar I, van Eijndhoven PFP, and Dols A
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Reliable predictors for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) effectiveness would allow a more precise and personalized approach for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Prediction models were created using a priori selected clinical variables based on previous meta-analyses. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used, applying backwards selection to determine predictor variables while allowing non-linear relations, to develop a prediction model for depression outcome post-ECT (and logistic regression for remission and response as secondary outcome measures). Internal validation and internal-external cross-validation were used to examine overfitting and generalizability of the model's predictive performance. In total, 1892 adult patients with MDD were included from 22 clinical and research cohorts of the twelve sites within the Dutch ECT Consortium. The final primary prediction model showed several factors that significantly predicted a lower depression score post-ECT: higher age, shorter duration of the current depressive episode, severe MDD with psychotic features, lower level of previous antidepressant resistance in the current episode, higher pre-ECT global cognitive functioning, absence of a comorbid personality disorder, and a lower level of failed psychotherapy in the current episode. The optimism-adjusted R² of the final model was 19%. This prediction model based on readily available clinical information can reduce uncertainty of ECT outcomes and hereby inform clinical decision-making, as prompt referral for ECT may be particularly beneficial for individuals with the above-mentioned characteristics. However, despite including a large number of pretreatment factors, a large proportion of the variance in depression outcome post-ECT remained unpredictable., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.)
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- 2024
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5. Exploring postictal recovery with acetaminophen or nimodipine: A randomized-controlled crossover trial.
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Pottkämper JCM, Verdijk JPAJ, Stuiver S, Aalbregt E, Ten Doesschate F, Verwijk E, Schmettow M, van Wingen GA, van Putten MJAM, Hofmeijer J, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Adult, Seizures drug therapy, Seizures physiopathology, Aged, Prospective Studies, Cerebrovascular Circulation drug effects, Cerebrovascular Circulation physiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Recovery of Function physiology, Recovery of Function drug effects, Nimodipine pharmacology, Nimodipine administration & dosage, Cross-Over Studies, Acetaminophen pharmacology, Acetaminophen administration & dosage, Electroencephalography
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Objective: The postictal state is underrecognized in epilepsy. Animal models show improvement of postictal symptoms and cerebral perfusion with acetaminophen or nimodipine. We studied the effects of acetaminophen or nimodipine on postictal electroencephalographic (EEG) recovery, clinical reorientation, and hypoperfusion in patients with ECT-induced seizures., Methods: In this prospective clinical trial with three-condition randomized crossover design, study interventions were administered orally 2 h before ECT sessions (1000 mg acetaminophen, 60 mg nimodipine, or a placebo condition). Primary outcome measure was the speed of postictal EEG recovery. Secondary outcomes were the extent of postictal EEG recovery, clinical reorientation time, and postictal cerebral blood flow as assessed by perfusion-weighted MRI. Bayesian generalized mixed-effects models were applied for analyses., Results: We included 300 seizures, postictal EEGs, and reorientation time values, and 76 MRI perfusion measures from 33 patients (median age 53 years, 19 female). Pretreatment with acetaminophen or nimodipine was not associated with change in speed of EEG recovery compared to placebo (1.13 [95%CI 0.92, 1.40] and 1.07 [95%CI 0.87, 1.31], respectively), nor with the secondary outcomes. No patient reached full EEG recovery at 1 h post-seizure, despite clinical recovery in 89%. Longer seizures were associated with slower EEG recovery and lower postictal perfusion. Nimodipine altered regional perfusion in the posterior cortex., Interpretation: Pretreatment with acetaminophen or nimodipine did not alleviate symptoms and signs of the postictal state. Systematic study of the postictal state after ECT-induced seizures is feasible., (© 2024 The Author(s). Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Neurological Association.)
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- 2024
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6. A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review on the Effectiveness and Tolerability of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With Major Depressive Disorder or Bipolar Depression.
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Schukking N, Scheepstra KWF, Bergfeld IO, van Waarde JA, Tendolkar I, Spaans HP, Hegeman AJM, Scheepens DS, and Lok A
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- Humans, Retrospective Studies, Adult, Female, Male, Adolescent, Young Adult, Treatment Outcome, Aged, Middle Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Netherlands, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Bipolar Disorder therapy, Bipolar Disorder psychology
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Background: Major depressive disorder and bipolar depression in adolescents and young adults are prevalent and major contributors to the global burden of disease, whereas effective interventions are limited. Available evidence is insufficient to assess effectiveness and tolerability of electroconvulsive therapy in depressed adolescents and young adults., Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted in patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar depression who underwent electroconvulsive therapy from 2001 to 2021 in 12 centers in the Netherlands. Patients were classified as young (15-25 years) and older adults (26-80 years). Primary outcome was effectiveness, expressed as response (≥50% reduction in rating scale score compared with baseline) and remission. Rating scale scores were cross-sectionally assessed at baseline and at the end of the index course. Outcomes of remitters were included in responders. Secondary outcome was occurrence of subjective cognitive impairment and adverse events. Long-term outcomes were not available., Results: In the young (n = 57) and older adult (n = 41) group, 40.4% and 56.1% ( P = 0.153) of patients achieved response and 28.1% and 39.0% ( P = 0.281) remission, respectively. Subjective cognitive impairment (80.5% vs 56.3%; P = 0.001) and transient cardiac arrhythmia (14.6% vs 2.8%; P = 0.020) were reported significantly more frequently in the older adult group., Conclusions: Despite significantly more comorbidity of personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and anxiety disorders, effectiveness in the young was similar to the older adults. Tolerability was even superior in the young, despite significantly more bilateral treatment. Electroconvulsive therapy could be considered a viable treatment option in depressed adolescents and young adults., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures to report. This work was funded by the Amsterdam UMC Innovation grant 2017., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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- 2024
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7. Cortical excitation/inhibition ratios in patients with major depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy: an EEG analysis.
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Stuiver S, Pottkämper JCM, Verdijk JPAJ, Ten Doesschate F, Aalbregt E, van Putten MJAM, Hofmeijer J, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Adult, Aged, Cerebral Cortex physiopathology, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Depressive Disorder, Major physiopathology, Electroencephalography
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for major depression, but its working mechanisms are poorly understood. Modulation of excitation/inhibition (E/I) ratios may be a driving factor. Here, we estimate cortical E/I ratios in depressed patients and study whether these ratios change over the course of ECT in relation to clinical effectiveness. Five-minute resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) recordings of 28 depressed patients were recorded before and after their ECT course. Using a novel method based on critical dynamics, functional E/I (fE/I) ratios in the frequency range of 0.5-30 Hz were estimated in frequency bins of 1 Hz for the whole brain and for pre-defined brain regions. Change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score was used to estimate clinical effectiveness. To account for test-retest variability, repeated EEG recordings from an independent sample of 31 healthy controls (HC) were included. At baseline, no differences in whole brain and regional fE/I ratios were found between patients and HC. At group level, whole brain and regional fE/I ratios did not change over the ECT course. However, in responders, frontal fE/I ratios in the frequencies 12-28 Hz increased significantly (p
FDR < 0.05 [FDR = false discovery rate]) over the ECT course. In non-responders and HC, no changes occurred over time. In this sample, frontal fE/I ratios increased over the ECT course in relation to treatment response. Modulation of frontal fE/I ratios may be an important mechanism of action of ECT., (© 2023. The Author(s).)- Published
- 2024
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8. Restoration of postictal cortical activity after electroconvulsive therapy relates to recovery of orientation in person, place, and time.
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Stuiver S, Pottkämper JCM, Verdijk JPAJ, Ten Doesschate F, van Putten MJAM, Hofmeijer J, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Seizures therapy, Time Factors, Electroencephalography, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Background: Most patients show temporary impairments in clinical orientation after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)-induced seizures. It is unclear how postictal reorientation relates to electroencephalography (EEG) restoration. This relationship may provide additional measures to quantify postictal recovery and shed light on neurophysiological aspects of reorientation after ECT., Methods: We analyzed prospectively collected clinical and continuous ictal and postictal EEG data from ECT patients. Postictal EEG restoration up to 1 h was estimated by the evolution of the normalized alpha-delta ratio (ADR). Times to reorientation in the cognitive domains of person, place, and time were assessed postictally. In each cognitive domain, a linear mixed model was fitted to investigate the relationships between time to reorientation and postictal EEG restoration., Results: In total, 272 pairs of ictal-postictal EEG and reorientation times of 32 patients were included. In all domains, longer time to reorientation was associated with slower postictal EEG recovery. Longer seizure duration and postictal administration of midazolam were related to longer time to reorientation in all domains. At 1-hour post-seizure, most patients were clinically reoriented, while their EEG had only partly restored., Conclusions: We show a relationship between postictal EEG restoration and clinical reorientation after ECT-induced seizures. EEG was more sensitive than reorientation time in all domains to detect postictal recovery beyond 1-hour post-seizure. Our findings indicate that clinical reorientation probably depends on gradual cortical synaptic recovery, with longer seizure duration leading to longer postsynaptic suppression after ECT seizures.
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- 2024
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9. Correction: Electroconvulsive therapy-induced volumetric brain changes converge on a common causal circuit in depression.
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Argyelan M, Deng ZD, Ousdal OT, Oltedal L, Angulo B, Baradits M, Spitzberg AJ, Kessler U, Sartorius A, Dols A, Narr KL, Espinoza R, van Waarde JA, Tendolkar I, van Eijndhoven P, van Wingen GA, Takamiya A, Kishimoto T, Jorgensen MB, Jorgensen A, Paulson OB, Yrondi A, Péran P, Soriano-Mas C, Cardoner N, Cano M, van Diermen L, Schrijvers D, Belge JB, Emsell L, Bouckaert F, Vandenbulcke M, Kiebs M, Hurlemann R, Mulders PC, Redlich R, Dannlowski U, Kavakbasi E, Kritzer MD, Ellard KK, Camprodon JA, Petrides G, Malhotra AK, and Abbott CC
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- 2024
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10. Electroconvulsive therapy-induced volumetric brain changes converge on a common causal circuit in depression.
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Argyelan M, Deng ZD, Ousdal OT, Oltedal L, Angulo B, Baradits M, Spitzberg AJ, Kessler U, Sartorius A, Dols A, Narr KL, Espinoza R, van Waarde JA, Tendolkar I, van Eijndhoven P, van Wingen GA, Takamiya A, Kishimoto T, Jorgensen MB, Jorgensen A, Paulson OB, Yrondi A, Péran P, Soriano-Mas C, Cardoner N, Cano M, van Diermen L, Schrijvers D, Belge JB, Emsell L, Bouckaert F, Vandenbulcke M, Kiebs M, Hurlemann R, Mulders PC, Redlich R, Dannlowski U, Kavakbasi E, Kritzer MD, Ellard KK, Camprodon JA, Petrides G, Malhotra AK, and Abbott CC
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- Humans, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Adult, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Aged, Treatment Outcome, Neuroimaging methods, Depression therapy, Cohort Studies, Nerve Net, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Deep Brain Stimulation methods, Brain physiopathology, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation methods
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Neurostimulation is a mainstream treatment option for major depression. Neuromodulation techniques apply repetitive magnetic or electrical stimulation to some neural target but significantly differ in their invasiveness, spatial selectivity, mechanism of action, and efficacy. Despite these differences, recent analyses of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS)-treated individuals converged on a common neural network that might have a causal role in treatment response. We set out to investigate if the neuronal underpinnings of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are similarly associated with this causal depression network (CDN). Our aim here is to provide a comprehensive analysis in three cohorts of patients segregated by electrode placement (N = 246 with right unilateral, 79 with bitemporal, and 61 with mixed) who underwent ECT. We conducted a data-driven, unsupervised multivariate neuroimaging analysis Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the cortical and subcortical volume changes and electric field (EF) distribution to explore changes within the CDN associated with antidepressant outcomes. Despite the different treatment modalities (ECT vs TMS and DBS) and methodological approaches (structural vs functional networks), we found a highly similar pattern of change within the CDN in the three cohorts of patients (spatial similarity across 85 regions: r = 0.65, 0.58, 0.40, df = 83). Most importantly, the expression of this pattern correlated with clinical outcomes (t = -2.35, p = 0.019). This evidence further supports that treatment interventions converge on a CDN in depression. Optimizing modulation of this network could serve to improve the outcome of neurostimulation in depression., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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11. [Development and learning outcomes of an e-learning ECT for psychiatry residents].
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Dijkstra EM, J Duvivier R, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Clinical Competence, Netherlands, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Psychiatry education, Internship and Residency
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Background: Education in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has become mandatory in the Dutch psychiatry training. ECT is still relatively rarely used. To increase knowledge about ECT, we have developed a training module about ECT for psychiatrist training. To promote flexible learning, we opted for e-learning, where educational principles have been applied in the design., Aim: In this article we discuss how this e-learning ECT was developed and analyze the learning outcomes for psychiatry residents., Method: The e-learning has been developed based on the ADDIE model and consists of an entrance test, various assignments and a final test. The learning outcomes of the first 216 residents have been analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using test results, self-assessments of their expertise in ECT (before and after) and evaluations., Results: Of the participating residents, 94% found this education relevant to practice. The e-learning was rated with an average of 8.3. Afterwards, one’s own knowledge about ECT was estimated to be significantly higher than before. Afterwards, 72% thought they can indicate ECT more quickly and 99% reported that they can better inform patients and families about ECT., Conclusion: The e-learning ECT is appreciated by residents and leads to an experienced improvement in knowledge about ECT.
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12. Longitudinal resting-state network connectivity changes in electroconvulsive therapy patients compared to healthy controls.
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Verdijk JPAJ, van de Mortel LA, Ten Doesschate F, Pottkämper JCM, Stuiver S, Bruin WB, Abbott CC, Argyelan M, Ousdal OT, Bartsch H, Narr K, Tendolkar I, Calhoun V, Lukemire J, Guo Y, Oltedal L, van Wingen G, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain Mapping, Parietal Lobe, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy
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Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective for major depressive episodes. Understanding of underlying mechanisms has been increased by examining changes of brain connectivity but studies often do not correct for test-retest variability in healthy controls (HC). In this study, we investigated changes in resting-state networks after ECT in a multicenter study., Methods: Functional resting-state magnetic resonance imaging data, acquired before start and within one week after ECT, from 90 depressed patients were analyzed, as well as longitudinal data of 24 HC. Group-information guided independent component analysis (GIG-ICA) was used to spatially restrict decomposition to twelve canonical resting-state networks. Selected networks of interest were the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and left and right frontoparietal network (LFPN, and RFPN). Whole-brain voxel-wise analyses were used to assess group differences at baseline, group by time interactions, and correlations with treatment effectiveness. In addition, between-network connectivity and within-network strengths were computed., Results: Within-network strength of the DMN was lower at baseline in ECT patients which increased after ECT compared to HC, after which no differences were detected. At baseline, ECT patients showed lower whole-brain voxel-wise DMN connectivity in the precuneus. Increase of within-network strength of the LFPN was correlated with treatment effectiveness. We did not find whole-brain voxel-wise or between-network changes., Conclusion: DMN within-network connectivity normalized after ECT. Within-network increase of the LFPN in ECT patients was correlated with higher treatment effectiveness. In contrast to earlier studies, we found no whole-brain voxel-wise changes, which highlights the necessity to account for test-retest effects., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest O.O. and L.O. receive grant support from Western Norway Health Authorities. C.A. receives grant support from National Institutes of Health., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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13. Changes in postictal cerebral perfusion are related to the duration of electroconvulsive therapy-induced seizures.
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Pottkämper JCM, Verdijk JPAJ, Aalbregt E, Stuiver S, van de Mortel L, Norris DG, van Putten MJAM, Hofmeijer J, van Wingen GA, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Animals, Rats, Bayes Theorem, Seizures etiology, Perfusion, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Electroencephalography, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Depressive Disorder, Major diagnostic imaging, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy
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Objective: Postictal symptoms may result from cerebral hypoperfusion, which is possibly a consequence of seizure-induced vasoconstriction. Longer seizures have previously been shown to cause more severe postictal hypoperfusion in rats and epilepsy patients. We studied cerebral perfusion after generalized seizures elicited by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and its relation to seizure duration., Methods: Patients with a major depressive episode who underwent ECT were included. During treatment, 21-channel continuous electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded. Arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging scans were acquired before the ECT course (baseline) and approximately 1 h after an ECT-induced seizure (postictal) to quantify global and regional gray matter cerebral blood flow (CBF). Seizure duration was assessed from the period of epileptiform discharges on the EEG. Healthy controls were scanned twice to assess test-retest variability. We performed hypothesis-driven Bayesian analyses to study the relation between global and regional perfusion changes and seizure duration., Results: Twenty-four patients and 27 healthy controls were included. Changes in postictal global and regional CBF were correlated with seizure duration. In patients with longer seizure durations, global decrease in CBF reached values up to 28 mL/100 g/min. Regional reductions in CBF were most prominent in the inferior frontal gyrus, cingulate gyrus, and insula (up to 35 mL/100 g/min). In patients with shorter seizures, global and regional perfusion increased (up to 20 mL/100 g/min). These perfusion changes were larger than changes observed in healthy controls, with a maximum median global CBF increase of 12 mL/100 g/min and a maximum median global CBF decrease of 20 mL/100 g/min., Significance: Seizure duration is a key factor determining postictal perfusion changes. In future studies, seizure duration needs to be considered as a confounding factor due to its opposite effect on postictal perfusion., (© 2023 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.)
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- 2024
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14. [IV esketamine for patients with a treatment-resistant depression].
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Stuiver S, Van Verseveld M, Koning MV, De Wit NCJ, and Van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Antidepressive Agents adverse effects, Depression, Ketamine therapeutic use, Ketamine adverse effects, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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We present three patients off-label treated with intravenous (IV) esketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) of whom two (patients A and B, aged 72 and 77 years, respectively) were admitted to the psychiatric unit with depressive symptoms and one outpatient (patient C, aged 66 years). After six esketamine treatments over a period of three weeks, two patients showed improvement, as measured with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD): the HRSD-score of patient A decreased from 36 to 9 and of patient C from 18 to 10. Patient B had no response to esketamine but was treated successfully with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Despite the presence of various somatic comorbidities, esketamine treatment appeared safe and well-tolerated by the patients. After the index treatment, patients A and C received maintenance treatment with esketamine (once every 4-6 weeks). We recommend to consider off-label IV esketamine treatment in patients suffering TRD with or without suicidality.
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- 2023
15. Effective resting-state connectivity in severe unipolar depression before and after electroconvulsive therapy.
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Ten Doesschate F, Bruin W, Zeidman P, Abbott CC, Argyelan M, Dols A, Emsell L, van Eijndhoven PFP, van Exel E, Mulders PCR, Narr K, Tendolkar I, Rhebergen D, Sienaert P, Vandenbulcke M, Verdijk J, van Verseveld M, Bartsch H, Oltedal L, van Waarde JA, and van Wingen GA
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- Humans, Bayes Theorem, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain Mapping, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy
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Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments for severe depressive disorders. A recent multi-center study found no consistent changes in correlation-based (undirected) resting-state connectivity after ECT. Effective (directed) connectivity may provide more insight into the working mechanism of ECT., Objective: We investigated whether there are consistent changes in effective resting-state connectivity., Methods: This multi-center study included data from 189 patients suffering from severe unipolar depression and 59 healthy control participants. Longitudinal data were available for 81 patients and 24 healthy controls. We used dynamic causal modeling for resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to determine effective connectivity in the default mode, salience and central executive networks before and after a course of ECT. Bayesian general linear models were used to examine differences in baseline and longitudinal effective connectivity effects associated with ECT and its effectiveness., Results: Compared to controls, depressed patients showed many differences in effective connectivity at baseline, which varied according to the presence of psychotic features and later treatment outcome. Additionally, effective connectivity changed after ECT, which was related to ECT effectiveness. Notably, treatment effectiveness was associated with decreasing and increasing effective connectivity from the posterior default mode network to the left and right insula, respectively. No effects were found using correlation-based (undirected) connectivity., Conclusions: A beneficial response to ECT may depend on how brain regions influence each other in networks important for emotion and cognition. These findings further elucidate the working mechanisms of ECT and may provide directions for future non-invasive brain stimulation research., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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16. [Consider (es)ketamine for treatment-resistant depression].
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van Verseveld M, Stuiver S, Vos CF, Ruhé HG, van Waarde JA, and Kramers CK
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- Humans, Antidepressive Agents adverse effects, Depression, Psychotherapy, Ketamine therapeutic use, Ketamine adverse effects, Depressive Disorder, Major drug therapy
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Major depressive disorder has a high prevalence globally. Although pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are effective for most patients, about one third is treatment resistant. Ketamine, known as an anesthetic, is a new treatment option that can be effective in patients with treatment-resistant depression. (es)ketamine works relatively fast. However, the long-term effects are still relatively unknown. In the Netherlands, S-Ketamine is currently administered in various forms, of which only the nasal spray is registered for treatment-resistant depression. Currently, many studies have been conducted on the use of (es)ketamine. In this article we describe the latest state of affairs regarding its effectiveness and safety.
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17. The impact of treatment resistance on outcome and course of electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder.
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Rovers JJE, Vissers P, Loef D, van Waarde JA, Verdijk JPAJ, Broekman BFP, Vergouwen ACM, Oudega ML, van Exel E, Coenen R, Everaerd DS, Tendolkar I, Dols A, and van Eijndhoven PFP
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- Humans, Retrospective Studies, Cohort Studies, Treatment Outcome, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant therapy, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant diagnosis
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Introduction: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder. Despite several treatment options, a subgroup of patients will not respond to the commonly used antidepressant treatments and thus express treatment resistance (TRD). TRD can be quantified with the Dutch Measure for Treatment Resistance in Depression (DM-TRD). Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for MDD, also in TRD. Yet, the position of ECT as "treatment-of-last-resort" may decrease the likelihood of beneficial outcome. Our aim was to investigate the association between treatment resistance and outcome and course of ECT., Methods: We performed a retrospective, multicenter cohort study with 440 patients of which data was retrieved from patient records as collected in the Dutch ECT Cohort database. Linear and logistic regression models were used to explore the association between level of treatment resistance and outcome of ECT. Median split was used to explore the differences between high and low level of TRD and course of treatment., Results: A higher DM-TRD score was associated with significantly smaller reduction of depression symptoms (R
2 = 0.160; β = -2.968; p < 0.001) and lower chance of response (OR = 0.821 [95 CI: 0.760-0.888]; β = -0.197; p < 0.001). Low level TRD patients underwent fewer ECT sessions (mean 13 ± 6 SD vs. 16 ± 7 SD; p < 0.001) and fewer switches from right unilateral tot bifrontotemporal electrode placement (29% vs. 40%; p = 0.032)., Conclusion: Reserving ECT as "treatment-of-last-resort" in the treatment algorithm for MDD seems questionable, because in our study lower level of treatment resistance predicted more beneficial ECT-outcome. Moreover, providing ECT in less treatment resistant patients showed fewer needed ECT-sessions and less switches to BL electrode placement, which may decrease the risk for cognitive side-effects., (© 2023 The Authors. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)- Published
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18. Polyunsaturated fatty acids changes during electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder.
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van Verseveld M, Mocking RJT, Scheepens D, Ten Doesschate F, Westra M, Schoevers RA, Schene AH, van Wingen GA, van Waarde JA, and Ruhé HG
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- Humans, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acids, Depressive Disorder, Major, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have important electrochemical properties and have been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) and its treatment. However, the relation of PUFAs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has never been investigated. Therefore, we aimed to explore the associations between PUFA concentrations and response to ECT in patients with MDD. We included 45 patients with unipolar MDD in a multicentre study. To determine PUFA concentrations, we collected blood samples at the first (T0) and twelfth (T12) ECT-session. We assessed depression severity using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) at T0, T12 and at the end of the ECT-course. ECT-response was defined as 'early response' (at T12), 'late response' (after ECT-course) and 'no' response (after the ECT-course). The PUFA chain length index (CLI), unsaturation index (UI) and peroxidation index (PI) and three individual PUFAs (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA], docosahexaenoic acid [DHA] and nervonic acid [NA]) were associated with response to ECT using linear mixed models. Results showed a significant higher CLI in 'late responders' compared to 'non responders'. For NA, 'late responders' showed significantly higher concentrations compared to 'early'- and 'non responders'. In conclusion, this study provides the first indication that PUFAs are associated with the efficacy of ECT. This indicates that PUFAs' influence on neuronal electrochemical properties and neurogenesis may affect ECT outcomes. Thereby, PUFAs form a potentially modifiable factor predicting ECT outcomes, that warrants further investigation in other ECT-cohorts., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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19. Sex-specifics of ECT outcome.
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Blanken MAJT, Oudega ML, Hoogendoorn AW, Sonnenberg CS, Rhebergen D, Klumpers UMH, Van Diermen L, Birkenhager T, Schrijvers D, Redlich R, Dannlowski U, Heindel W, Coenjaerts M, Nordanskog P, Oltedal L, Kessler U, Frid LM, Takamiya A, Kishimoto T, Jorgensen MB, Jorgensen A, Bolwig T, Emsell L, Sienaert P, Bouckaert F, Abbott CC, Péran P, Arbus C, Yrondi A, Kiebs M, Philipsen A, van Waarde JA, Prinsen E, van Verseveld M, Van Wingen G, Ten Doesschate F, Camprodon JA, Kritzer M, Barbour T, Argyelan M, Cardoner N, Urretavizcaya M, Soriano-Mas C, Narr KL, Espinoza RT, Prudic J, Rowny S, van Eijndhoven P, Tendolkar I, and Dols A
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- Humans, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Treatment Outcome, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Major drug therapy, Psychotic Disorders
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Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for patients with severe major depressive disorder (MDD). Given the known sex differences in MDD, improved knowledge may provide more sex-specific recommendations in clinical guidelines and improve outcome. In the present study we examine sex differences in ECT outcome and its predictors., Methods: Clinical data from 20 independent sites participating in the Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration (GEMRIC) were obtained for analysis, totaling 500 patients with MDD (58.6 % women) with a mean age of 54.8 years. Severity of depression before and after ECT was assessed with validated depression scales. Remission was defined as a HAM-D score of 7 points or below after ECT. Variables associated with remission were selected based on literature (i.e. depression severity at baseline, age, duration of index episode, and presence of psychotic symptoms)., Results: Remission rates of ECT were independent of sex, 48.0 % in women and 45.7 % in men (X
2 (1) = 0.2, p = 0.70). In the logistic regression analyses, a shorter index duration was identified as a sex-specific predictor for ECT outcome in women (X2 (1) = 7.05, p = 0.01). The corresponding predictive margins did show overlapping confidence intervals for men and women., Conclusion: The evidence provided by our study suggests that ECT as a biological treatment for MDD is equally effective in women and men. A shorter duration of index episode was an additional sex- specific predictor for remission in women. Future research should establish whether the confidence intervals for the corresponding predictive margins are overlapping, as we find, or not., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest R.R. received funding from Innovative Medical Research [RE111722 to RR] and German Research Foundation (DFG, grant RE4458/1-1 to RR). U.D. received funding from German Research Foundation #8 FOR2107 DA1151/5-1 and DA1151/5-2 to UD. L.O. received funding from Western Norway Regional Health Authority Grant Nos. 911986 and 912238. A.K. Aki is supported by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) under Grant Number JP21dm0307102h0003. L.E. received the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) grant G0C0319N, KU Leuven Research Fund C24/18/095 and the Sequoia Fund for Research on Ageing and Mental Health. P.P. received MH125126 and MH111826. M.K. received a lecture fee by Innomed Medizintechnik in 2017 & 2018 GW received funding from the Brain Foundation of the Netherlands (Hersenstichting). There are no further conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier B.V.)- Published
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20. Seizure duration predicts postictal electroencephalographic recovery after electroconvulsive therapy-induced seizures.
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C M Pottkämper J, P A J Verdijk J, Stuiver S, Aalbregt E, Schmettow M, Hofmeijer J, van Waarde JA, and J A M van Putten M
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- Humans, Bayes Theorem, Electroencephalography, Seizures diagnosis, Seizures therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Depressive Disorder, Major
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Objective: We aim to provide a quantitative description of the relation between seizure duration and the postictal state using features extracted from the postictal electroencephalogram (EEG)., Methods: Thirty patients with major depressive disorder treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were studied with continuous EEG before, during, and after ECT-induced seizures. EEG recovery was quantified as the spectral difference between postictal and baseline EEG using the temporal brain symmetry index (BSI). The postictal temporal EEG evolution was modeled with a single exponential. The parameters of the model, including the time constant τ, describe the change and speed of postictal EEG recovery. The change from baseline EEG at t = 60 minutes post-seizure (ΔBSI) was calculated from the exponential fit. Postictal clinical reorientation time (ROT) was clinically established. A multivariate generalized multi-level Bayesian model was estimated with seizure duration and ROT as predictors of τ and ΔBSI., Results: EEG features of 290 seizures and postictal states were used for analyses. The model faithfully described the dynamics of the postictal EEG in nearly all patients. Seizure duration was associated with the recovery time constant, τ, and ΔBSI. ROT was associated with τ, but not with ΔBSI., Conclusions: Longer seizures are associated with slower postictal EEG recovery and more enduring EEG changes compared to baseline., Significance: Quantitative EEG allows objective assessment of the postictal state., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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21. Severe Postictal Confusion After Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Retrospective Study.
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Schuur G, Verdijk JPAJ, Ten Doesschate F, van Wingen GA, and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Male, Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Succinylcholine, Flumazenil, Risk Factors, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods
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Objectives: Severe postictal confusion (sPIC) is an important but poorly investigated adverse effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In this retrospective study, prevalence of sPIC and potential risk factors were explored., Methods: Medical charts of 295 ECT patients (mean ± SD age, 57 ± 15 years; male, 36%) were scrutinized for occurrence of sPIC, as well as demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics. Patients showing sPIC were compared with patients who did not, using univariate statistics. Multivariate analyses with a split-sample validation procedure were used to assess whether predictive models could be developed using independent data sets., Results: O 295 patients, 74 (25.1%) showed sPIC. All patients showing sPIC needed extra medication, 9% (n = 7) required physically restraints, and 5% (n = 4) had to be secluded. Univariate analyses showed several trends: patients with sPIC were more often males (P = 0.05), had more often history of cerebrovascular incident (P = 0.02), did not use concomitant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (P = 0.01), received higher median dosage of succinylcholine (P = 0.02), and received pretreatment with flumazenil more often (P = 0.07), but these associations did not remain significant after correction for multiple comparisons. Multiple logistic regression analysis did not result in a model that could predict sPIC in the holdout data set., Conclusions: In this retrospective naturalistic study in 295 ECT patients, the prevalence of sPIC appeared to be 25%. Patients showing sPIC were characterized by male sex, history of cerebrovascular incident, use of higher-dose succinylcholine, and pretreatment with flumazenil. However, multivariate analysis revealed no significant model to predict sPIC in independent data., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures to report., (Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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22. Medication preventing postictal hypoperfusion and cognitive side-effects in electroconvulsive therapy: A retrospective cohort study.
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Verdijk JPAJ, Schuur G, Pottkämper JCM, Ten Doesschate F, Hofmeijer J, and van Waarde JA
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Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with postictal confusion and cognitive side-effects. In rats, acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and calcium antagonists decreased postictal cerebral hypoperfusion along with reduction in postictal symptoms. In this study, in ECT-patients, we explore associations between use of these potentially protective medications and occurrence of postictal confusion and cognitive outcome., Materials and Methods: In this retrospective, naturalistic cohort study, patient-, treatment-, and ECT-characteristics, were collected from medical files of patients treated with ECT for major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar depressive episode. To test for associations of use of these medications with occurrence of postictal confusion, 295 patients could be included. Cognitive outcome data were available in a subset of 109 patients. Univariate analyses and multivariate censored regression models were used to test for associations., Results: Occurrence of severe postictal confusion was not associated with use of acetaminophen, NSAIDs or calcium antagonists ( n = 295). Regarding the cognitive outcome measure ( n = 109), use of calcium antagonists was associated with higher post-ECT cognitive scores (i.e., better cognitive outcome; β = 2.23; p = 0.047), adjusted for age (β = -0.02; p = 0.23), sex (β = -0.21; p = 0.73), pre-ECT cognitive score (β = 0.47; p < 0.0001), and post-ECT depression score (β = -0.02; p = 0.62), but use of acetaminophen (β = -1.55; p = 0.07) as well as NSAIDs (β = -1.02; p = 0.23) showed no associations., Conclusion: This retrospective study does not find arguments for protective effects of acetaminophen, NSAIDs or calcium antagonists against severe postictal confusion in ECT. As a preliminary finding, the use of calcium antagonists was associated with improved cognitive outcome after ECT in this cohort. Prospective controlled studies are necessary., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Verdijk, Schuur, Pottkämper, ten Doesschate, Hofmeijer and van Waarde.)
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23. Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex Oscillatory Power Indexes Treatment-Resistance to Multiple Therapies in Major Depressive Disorder.
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Prentice A, Barreiros AR, van der Vinne N, Stuiver S, van Dijk H, van Waarde JA, Korgaonkar M, Sack AT, and Arns M
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- Humans, Gyrus Cinguli, Cross-Sectional Studies, Treatment Outcome, Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Depressive Disorder, Major drug therapy
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Introduction: High rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) activity is proposed as a nonspecific prognostic marker for treatment response in major depressive disorder, independent of treatment modality. However, other studies report a negative association between baseline high rACC activation and treatment response. Interestingly, these contradictory findings were also found when focusing on oscillatory markers, specifically rACC-theta power. An explanation could be that rACC-theta activity dynamically changes according to number of previous treatment attempts and thus is mediated by level of treatment-resistance., Methods: Primarily, we analyzed differences in rACC- and frontal-theta activity in large national cross-sectional samples representing various levels of treatment-resistance and resistance to multimodal treatments in depressed patients (psychotherapy [n = 175], antidepressant medication [AD; n = 106], repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation [rTMS; n = 196], and electroconvulsive therapy [ECT; n = 41]), and the respective difference between remitters and non-remitters. For exploratory purposes, we also investigated other frequency bands (delta, alpha, beta, gamma)., Results: rACC-theta activity was higher (p < 0.001) in the more resistant rTMS and ECT patients relative to the less resistant psychotherapy and AD patients (psychotherapy-rTMS: d = 0.315; AD-rTMS: d = 0.320; psychotherapy-ECT: d = 1.031; AD-ECT: d = 1.034), with no difference between psychotherapy and AD patients. This association was even more pronounced after controlling for frontal-theta. Post hoc analyses also yielded effects for delta, beta, and gamma bands., Conclusion: Our findings suggest that by factoring in degree of treatment-resistance during interpretation of the rACC-theta biomarker, its usefulness in treatment selection and prognosis could potentially be improved substantially in future real-world practice. Future research should however also investigate specificity of the theta band., (© 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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24. [ECT verlaagt risico's, ook bij eerder cerebrovasculair accident].
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van Waarde JA
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25. Still no evidence for the efficacy of zuranolone beyond two weeks: Response to Arnaud and Bonthapally.
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Ten Doesschate F, van Waarde JA, and van Wingen GA
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- Humans, Pregnanes, Pyrazoles
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26. Multimodal multi-center analysis of electroconvulsive therapy effects in depression: Brainwide gray matter increase without functional changes.
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van de Mortel LA, Bruin WB, Thomas RM, Abbott C, Argyelan M, van Eijndhoven P, Mulders P, Narr KL, Tendolkar I, Verdijk JPAJ, van Waarde JA, Bartsch H, Oltedal L, and van Wingen GA
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- Brain, Depression diagnostic imaging, Depression therapy, Gray Matter, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Male, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods
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Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe depression and induces gray matter (GM) increases in the brain. Small-scale studies suggest that ECT also leads to changes in brain functioning, but findings are inconsistent. In this study, we investigated the influence of ECT on changes in both brain structure and function and their relation to clinical improvement using multicenter neuroimaging data from the Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration (GEMRIC)., Methods: We analyzed T1-weighted structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional resting-state MRI data of 88 individuals (49 male) with depressive episodes before and within one week after ECT. We performed voxel-based morphometry on the structural data and calculated fractional amplitudes of low-frequency fluctuations, regional homogeneity, degree centrality, functional connectomics, and hippocampus connectivity for the functional data in both unimodal and multimodal analyses. Longitudinal effects in the ECT group were compared to repeated measures of healthy controls (n = 27)., Results: Wide-spread increases in GM volume were found in patients following ECT. In contrast, no changes in any of the functional measures were observed, and there were no significant differences in structural or functional changes between ECT responders and non-responders. Multimodal analysis revealed that volume increases in the striatum, supplementary motor area and fusiform gyrus were associated with local changes in brain function., Conclusion: These results confirm wide-spread increases in GM volume, but suggest that this is not accompanied by functional changes or associated with clinical response. Instead, focal changes in brain function appear related to individual differences in brain volume increases., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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27. Negative cognitive schema modification as mediator of symptom improvement after electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder.
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Scheepens DS, van Waarde JA, Ten Doesschate F, Westra M, Kroes MCW, Schene AH, Schoevers RA, Denys D, Ruhé HG, and van Wingen GA
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- Cognition, Humans, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Treatment Outcome, Depressive Disorder, Major psychology, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a potent option for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD). Cognitive models of depression posit that negative cognitions and underlying all-or-nothing negative schemas contribute to and perpetuate depressed mood. This study investigates whether ECT can modify negative schemas, potentially via memory reactivation, and whether such changes are related to MDD symptom improvement., Method: Seventy-two patients were randomized to either an emotional memory reactivation electroconvulsive therapy (EMR-ECT) or control memory reactivation electroconvulsive therapy (CMR-ECT) intervention prior to ECT-sessions in a randomized controlled trail. Emotional memories associated with patients' depression were reactivated before ECT-sessions. At baseline and after the ECT-course, negative schemas and depression severity were assessed using the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale HDRS. Mediation analyses were used to examine whether the effects of ECT on HDRS-scores were mediated by changes in DAS-scores or vice versa., Results: Post-ECT DAS-scores were significantly lower compared to baseline. Post-ECT, the mean HDRS-score of the whole sample (15.10 ± 8.65 [SD]; n = 59) was lower compared to baseline (24.83 ± 5.91 [SD]). Multiple regression analysis showed no significant influence of memory reactivation on schema improvement. Path analysis showed that depression improvement was mediated by improvement of negative cognitive schemas., Conclusion: ECT is associated with improvement of negative schemas, which appears to mediate the improvement of depressive symptoms. An emotional memory intervention aimed to modify negative schemas showed no additional effect., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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28. Study of effect of nimodipine and acetaminophen on postictal symptoms in depressed patients after electroconvulsive therapy (SYNAPSE).
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Verdijk JPAJ, Pottkämper JCM, Verwijk E, van Wingen GA, van Putten MJAM, Hofmeijer J, and van Waarde JA
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- Acetaminophen, Animals, Electroencephalography, Humans, Hypoxia, Nimodipine, Prospective Studies, Rats, Seizures, Synapses, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Epilepsy
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Background: Postictal phenomena as delirium, headache, nausea, myalgia, and anterograde and retrograde amnesia are common manifestations after seizures induced by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Comparable postictal phenomena also contribute to the burden of patients with epilepsy. The pathophysiology of postictal phenomena is poorly understood and effective treatments are not available. Recently, seizure-induced cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated postictal vasoconstriction, accompanied by cerebral hypoperfusion and hypoxia, has been identified as a candidate mechanism in experimentally induced seizures in rats. Vasodilatory treatment with acetaminophen or calcium antagonists reduced postictal hypoxia and postictal symptoms. The aim of this clinical trial is to study the effects of acetaminophen and nimodipine on postictal phenomena after ECT-induced seizures in patients suffering major depressive disorder. We hypothesize that (1) acetaminophen and nimodipine will reduce postictal electroencephalographic (EEG) phenomena, (2) acetaminophen and nimodipine will reduce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of postictal cerebral hypoperfusion, (3) acetaminophen and nimodipine will reduce clinical postictal phenomena, and (4) postictal phenomena will correlate with measures of postictal hypoperfusion., Methods: We propose a prospective, three-condition cross-over design trial with randomized condition allocation, open-label treatment, and blinded end-point evaluation (PROBE design). Thirty-three patients (age > 17 years) suffering from a depressive episode treated with ECT will be included. Randomly and alternately, single doses of nimodipine (60 mg), acetaminophen (1000 mg), or water will be given two hours prior to each ECT session with a maximum of twelve sessions per patient. The primary outcome measure is 'postictal EEG recovery time', expressed and quantified as an adapted version of the temporal brain symmetry index, yielding a time constant for the duration of the postictal state on EEG. Secondary outcome measures include postictal cerebral perfusion, measured by arterial spin labelling MRI, and the postictal clinical 'time to orientation'., Discussion: With this clinical trial, we will systematically study postictal EEG, MRI and clinical phenomena after ECT-induced seizures and will test the effects of vasodilatory treatment intending to reduce postictal symptoms. If an effect is established, this will provide a novel treatment of postictal symptoms in ECT patients. Ultimately, these findings may be generalized to patients with epilepsy., Trial Registration: Inclusion in SYNAPSE started in December 2019. Prospective trial registration number is NCT04028596 on the international clinical trial register on July 22, 2019., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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29. Pharmacological interventions to diminish cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Verdijk JPAJ, van Kessel MA, Oud M, Kellner CH, Hofmeijer J, Verwijk E, and van Waarde JA
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- Cognition, Humans, Memantine, Triiodothyronine, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Ketamine
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Objective: The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacological interventions to diminish cognitive side effects of ECT., Methods: Electronic databases of Pubmed, PsycInfo, Embase and Scopus were searched from inception through 1 April, 2021, using terms for ECT (e.g. electroconvulsive therapy), cognitive outcome (e.g. cogni*) and pharmacological intervention (e.g. calcium channel blocker and general terms, like protein). Original studies with humans receiving ECT were included, which applied pharmacological interventions in comparison with placebo or no additive intervention to diminish cognitive side effects. Data quality was assessed using Risk of Bias and GRADE. Random-effects models were used. PROSPERO registration number was CRD42021212773., Results: Qualitative synthesis (systematic review) showed 52 studies reporting sixteen pharmacological intervention-types. Quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis) included 26 studies (1387 patients) describing twelve pharmacological intervention-types. Low-quality evidence of efficacy was established for memantine (large effect size) and liothyronine (medium effect size). Very low-quality evidence shows effect of acetylcholine inhibitors, piracetam and melatonin in some cognitive domains. Evidence of no efficacy was revealed for ketamine (very low-quality), herbal preparations with anti-inflammatory properties (very low to low-quality) and opioid receptor agonists (low-quality)., Conclusion: Memantine and liothyronine are promising for further research and future application. Quality of evidence was low because of differences in ECT techniques, study populations and cognitive measurements. These findings provide a guide for rational choices of potential pharmacological intervention research targets to decrease the burden of cognitive side effects of ECT. Future research should be more uniform in design and attempt to clarify pathophysiological mechanisms of cognitive side effects of ECT., (© 2022 The Authors. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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30. Seizures induced in electroconvulsive therapy as a human epilepsy model: A comparative case study.
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Pottkämper JCM, Verdijk JPAJ, Hofmeijer J, van Waarde JA, and van Putten MJAM
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- Electroencephalography, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Seizures etiology, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Epilepsy therapy
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Objective: Standardized investigation of epileptic seizures and the postictal state may contribute to a better understanding of ictal and postictal phenomena. This comparative case study aims to assess whether electrically induced seizures in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) show sufficient similarities with spontaneous seizures to serve as a human epilepsy model., Methods: We compared six EEG recordings, three ECT-induced seizures and three generalized tonic-clonic seizures, using quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) analyses. EEG recordings during and after ECT sessions (under general anesthesia and muscle paralysis) were collected prospectively, whereas epilepsy data were selected retrospectively. Time-frequency representations, dominant ictal frequencies, and postictal alpha-delta ratios were calculated., Results: In all EEG recordings, a decrease in dominant ictal frequency was observed, as well as postictal suppression. Postictal alpha-delta ratio indicated the same trend for all: a gradual increase from predominantly delta to alpha frequencies on timescales of hours after the seizure. Postictal spectral representation was similar. Muscle artifacts were absent in ECT-induced seizures and present in spontaneous seizures. Ictal amplitude was higher in epileptic than in ECT-induced seizures. Temporospectral ictal dynamics varied slightly between groups., Significance: We show that ictal and postictal characteristics in ECT and patients with generalized tonic-clonic seizures are essentially similar. ECT-induced seizures may be used to investigate aspects of ictal and postictal states in a highly predictable manner and well-controlled environment. This suggests that clinical and electrophysiological observations during ECT may be extrapolated to epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures., (© 2021 The Authors. Epilepsia Open published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.)
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31. Case Report: "Niemann-Pick Disease Type C in a Catatonic Patient Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy".
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van Verseveld M, Koens LH, de Koning TJ, Derikx RLE, and van Waarde JA
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We describe a case of an adolescent male with Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C), a neurodegenerative lysosomal lipid storage disorder, who presented with recurrent catatonia which required repeated treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). During the ECT-course, seizure threshold increased substantially, leading to questions about the influence of NP-C on neuronal excitability. In this exemplary ECT-patient, NP-C was diagnosed not until after the first ECT-course when initial psychopharmacology for catatonia had failed and antipsychotics and benzodiazepines showed significant side-effects . Clinicians should be aware of NP-C in patients referred for ECT, especially in the case of treatment resistance, neurological symptoms and intolerance of psychopharmacological drugs. As was shown in our NP-C patient, ECT can be repeatedly effective for catatonic features. In the literature, effectiveness of ECT in patients with NP-C has sparsely been reported. This case demonstrates that detection of NP-C is beneficial for patients because more optimal treatment with ECT can be provided earlier without further exposure to side-effects., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 van Verseveld, Koens, de Koning, Derikx and van Waarde.)
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32. Intoxicated persons showing challenging behavior demand complexity interventions: a pilot study at the interface of the ER and the complexity intervention unit.
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Verheesen SMH, Ten Doesschate F, van Schijndel MA, van der Gaag RJ, Cahn W, and van Waarde JA
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- Hospitalization, Humans, Pilot Projects, Psychiatry, Referral and Consultation, Alcoholic Intoxication psychology, Alcoholic Intoxication therapy, Emergency Service, Hospital, Hospital Units
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Intoxicated persons showing challenging behavior (IPCBs) under influence of alcohol and/or drugs frequently have trouble finding appropriate acute care. Often IPCBs are stigmatized being unwilling or unable to accept help. Separated physical and mental healthcare systems hamper integrated acute care for IPCBs. This pilot aimed to substantiate the physical, psychiatric, and social health needs of IPCBs visiting the emergency room (ER) during a 3-month period. All ER visits were screened. After triage by the ER physician, indicated IPCBs were additionally assessed by the consultation-liaison-psychiatry physician. If needed, IPCBs were admitted to a complexity intervention unit for further examinations to provide integrated treatments and appropriate follow-up care. The INTERMED and Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS) questionnaires were used to substantiate the complexity and needs. Field-relevant stakeholders were interviewed about this approach for acute integrated care. Alongside substance abuse, almost half of identified IPCBs suffered from comorbid psychiatric disturbances and one third showed substantial physical conditions requiring immediate medical intervention. Almost all IPCBs (96%) accepted the acute medical care voluntarily. IPCBs showed high mean initial scores of INTERMED (27.8 ± 10.0) and HoNOS (20.8 ± 6.9). At discharge from the complexity intervention unit, the mean HoNOS score decreased significantly (13.4 ± 8.6; P < 0.001). Field-relevant stakeholders strongly supported the interdisciplinary approach and ER-facility for IPCBs and acknowledged their unmet health needs. A biopsychosocial assessment at the ER, followed by a short admission if necessary, is effective in IPCBs. This approach helps to merge separated healthcare systems and may reduce stigmatization of IPCBs needing help.
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33. Non-superiority of zuranolone (SAGE-217) at the longer-term.
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Ten Doesschate F, van Waarde JA, and van Wingen GA
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- Humans, Pregnanes, Pyrazoles
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34. Electric field strength induced by electroconvulsive therapy is associated with clinical outcome.
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Fridgeirsson EA, Deng ZD, Denys D, van Waarde JA, and van Wingen GA
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- Brain diagnostic imaging, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Scalp, Seizures, Treatment Outcome, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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The clinical effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is mediated by eliciting a generalized seizure, which is achieved by applying electrical current to the head via scalp electrodes. The anatomy of the head influences the distribution of current flow in each brain region. Here, we investigated whether individual differences in simulated local electrical field strength are associated with ECT efficacy. We modeled the electric field of 67 depressed patients receiving ECT. Patient's T1 magnetic resonance images were segmented, conductivities were assigned to each tissue and the finite element method was used to solve for the electric field induced by the electrodes. We investigated the correlation between modelled electric field and ECT outcome using voxel-wise general linear models. The difference between bilateral (BL) and right unilateral (RUL) electrode placement was striking. Even within electrode configuration, there was substantial variability between patients. For the modeled BL placement, stronger electric field strengths appeared in the left hemisphere and part of the right temporal lobe. Importantly, a stronger electric field in the temporal lobes was associated with less optimal ECT response in patients treated with BL-ECT. No significant differences in electric field distributions were found between responders and non-responders to RUL-ECT. These results suggest that overstimulation of the temporal lobes during BL stimulation has negative consequences on treatment outcome. If replicated, individualized pre-ECT computer-modelled electric field distributions may inform the development of patient-specific ECT protocols., (Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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35. Effectiveness of Emotional Memory Reactivation vs Control Memory Reactivation Before Electroconvulsive Therapy in Adult Patients With Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Scheepens DS, van Waarde JA, Ten Doesschate F, Westra M, Kroes MCW, Schene AH, Bockting CLH, Schoevers RA, Denys DAJP, Ruhé HG, and van Wingen GA
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- Adult, Emotions physiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Memory physiology
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Importance: Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often effective, approximately half of patients with depression undergoing ECT do not benefit sufficiently, and relapse rates are high. ECT sessions have been shown to weaken reactivated memories. The effect of emotional memory retrieval on cognitive schemas remains unknown., Objective: To assess whether emotional memory retrieval just before patients receive ECT sessions weakens underlying cognitive schemas, improves ECT effectiveness, increases ECT response, and reduces relapse rates., Design, Setting, and Participants: In this multicenter randomized clinical trial conducted from 2014 to 2018 in the departments of psychiatry in 3 hospitals in the Netherlands, 72 participants were randomized 1:1 to 2 parallel groups to receive either emotional memory reactivation (EMR-ECT) or control memory reactivation (CMR-ECT) interventions before ECT sessions. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS [total score range: 0-52, with 0-7 indicating no depression and ≥24 indicating severe depression]) was used to measure symptoms of depression during and after ECT, with a 6-month follow-up period. Participants were between ages 18 and 70 years with a primary diagnosis of unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition, Text Revision) and in whom ECT was indicated. Data analysis was performed from July to November 2019., Interventions: EMR-ECT or CMR-ECT interventions prior to ECT sessions., Main Outcomes and Measures: Depression scores and relapse rates within 6 months were assessed with the HDRS and analyzed using logistic and linear multiple regression analyses., Results: A total of 66 patients (mean [SD] age, 49.3 [12.3] years; 39 [59.1%] women) were randomized to the EMR-ECT group (n = 32) or the CMR-ECT group (n = 34). Regardless of the memory intervention, 42.4% (28 of 66) of patients responded (≥50% decrease of symptom severity on the HDRS). Of patients who responded, 39.3% (11 of 28) relapsed within 6 months. Remission rates (CMR-ECT group, 29.4% [10 of 34] vs EMR-ECT group, 25.0% [8 of 32]; P = .58), mean (SD) HDRS scores after the ECT course (CMR-ECT group, 14.6 [8.6] vs EMR-ECT group, 14.9 [8.8]; P = .88), total mean (SD) number of required ECT sessions for response (CMR-ECT group, 14.9 [7.9] vs EMR-ECT group, 15.6 [7.3]; P = .39), and relapse rates (CMR-ECT group, 46.7% [7 of 15] vs EMR-ECT group, 30.8% [4 of 13]; P = .33) were not significantly altered by the intervention., Conclusions and Relevance: Study findings suggest that the EMR-ECT intervention just before patient receipt of ECT for depression did not improve effectiveness, increase speed of response, or reduce relapse rates after the ECT course compared with patients receiving CMR-ECT., Trial Registration: Trialregister.nl Identifier: NL4289.
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- 2020
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36. The Link Between Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities in Depression: A Systematic Review of Multimodal Neuroimaging Studies.
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Scheepens DS, van Waarde JA, Lok A, de Vries G, Denys DAJP, and van Wingen GA
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Background: Adequate and timely identification of depression is essential to improve patient care. A potential method to achieve this is by using neuroimaging. Many neuroimaging studies have revealed widespread abnormalities in brain structure and function in patients with depression, but in most studies only single neuroimaging modalities were used. Links between abnormalities in brain structure and function need to be therefore further explored in order to define diagnostic and therapeutic applications., Methods: A systematic literature review according to preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted., Results: Out of 2,516 articles, only 14 studies were eligible to be included. These studies combined structural and functional neuroimaging methods in depressed patients compared to controls. Four studies reported a negative relationship between brain structure and function within the default mode network: reduced gray or white matter integrity in depressed patients compared to healthy controls was associated with enhanced neural activity or connectivity. The other studies reported positive relationships (two studies), mixed relationships (two studies), or no link (six studies) between structural and functional brain abnormalities., Conclusion: This systematic literature review revealed no robust relationship between abnormalities in brain structure and function in patients with depression. Remarkably, only 14 studies could be included and four of these suggested enhanced default mode network connectivity associated with reduced structural brain integrity. In the ongoing development of the diagnostic and treatment applications of neuroimaging, large-scale studies that combine structural with functional neuroimaging are required to determine the relationship between structural and functional abnormalities in depression., (Copyright © 2020 Scheepens, van Waarde, Lok, de Vries, Denys and van Wingen.)
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- 2020
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37. The postictal state - What do we know?
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Pottkämper JCM, Hofmeijer J, van Waarde JA, and van Putten MJAM
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- Confusion etiology, Confusion psychology, Humans, Mental Disorders etiology, Mental Disorders psychology, Seizures complications, Seizures psychology, Brain physiopathology, Confusion physiopathology, Electroencephalography trends, Mental Disorders physiopathology, Seizures physiopathology
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This narrative review provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the most important discoveries on the postictal state over the past decades as well as recent developments. After a description and definition of the postictal state, we discuss postictal sypmtoms, their clinical manifestations, and related findings. Moreover, pathophysiological advances are reviewed, followed by current treatment options., (© 2020 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.)
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- 2020
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38. [A psychotic patient who refuses somatic care].
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Schaap MQ and van Waarde JA
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- Humans, Male, Psychotic Disorders drug therapy, Mental Health, Psychotic Disorders psychology
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Physical and emotional pain are signalling and protective functions. In this clinical lesson, we describe the case of a patient with a psychotic disorder who had an episode of seriously disturbed pain awareness and experience, which caused severe delays in care and resulted in severe permanent damage. Due to his psychosis and lack of pain, the patient refused medical treatment and his leg henceforth developed mummification necrosis. Once admitted to a medical psychiatric unit, he was declared incompetent by his doctor and curator and his leg could be amputated. His psychosis adapted to the new situation, which he could then accept. This clinical lesson underlines the importance of awareness on disturbed pain and pain experience when it concerns a patient with a psychotic disorder, and that adequate medical treatment should not be ignored due to incompetence of the patient.
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- 2019
39. [Integral care necessary for patients with complex somatic, psychic and social problems].
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van Waarde JA, van Schijndel MA, and Cahn W
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- HIV, Humans, HIV Infections, Suicidal Ideation
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- 2019
40. [Electroconvulsion therapy for persistent depression in the Netherlands; very low application rate].
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Scheepens DS, van Waarde JA, Lok A, Zantvoord JB, de Pont BJHB, Ruhé HG, Denys DAJP, and van Wingen GA
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- Female, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Treatment Outcome, Depressive Disorder, Major therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Electroconvulsive Therapy statistics & numerical data, Procedures and Techniques Utilization
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Background: Of all depressive disorders, 20% has a persistent course. For persistent depressive patients, electroconvulsive therapy (ect) is recommended for this patient population, since it is the most potent treatment for depression. The Dutch depression guideline advises the use of ect for persistent depressive disorder at approximately 12 months after inadequate efficacy of psychotherapy and/or pharmacological treatment.
AIM: To quantify the use of electroconvulsive therapy in persistent depressive patients in the Netherlands.
METHOD: Quantitative research using the Dutch registration system (diagnosis-treatment-combination; dbc) information system (dis) of the Dutch Healthcare Authority (nza).
RESULTS: Of the patients within the dbc system (in 2014) with the main diagnosis of unipolar depression, 23,597 (26%) were registered for more than two years and could be classified as having a persistent depressive episode. Of these latter patients, only 278 (1.2%) received ect.
CONCLUSION: In the Netherlands, only 1.2% of patients with a persistent depression received ect, whereas this treatment could have been considered for 26% of this group. The low application rate might be caused by professionals' inadequate knowledge about ect and the premature use of the handicap model.- Published
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41. The Longitudinal Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Ictal Interhemispheric Coherence and Its Associations With Treatment Outcome: A Naturalistic Cohort Study.
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Ten Doesschate F, van Wingen GA, de Pont BJHB, Arns M, and van Waarde JA
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- Aged, Alpha Rhythm, Cohort Studies, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Mood Disorders physiopathology, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Theta Rhythm, Treatment Outcome, Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use, Brain drug effects, Brain physiopathology, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Mood Disorders diagnosis, Mood Disorders therapy, Seizures physiopathology
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Objectives: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe depression. Electroencephalogram (EEG) measures between ECT sessions seem to be related to the antidepressant efficacy of ECT. In this naturalistic cohort study, we examine longitudinal effects of ECT on interhemispheric EEG coherence measures during seizure activity and its relation to the antidepressant efficacy., Methods: This study included 65 patients diagnosed with severe depressive disorder. Depressive symptoms were rated according to the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale before and after the course of ECT. Frequency-specific ictal interhemispheric (fp1-fp2) EEG coherence measures were established during the first and each consecutive sixth treatment session. Linear mixed-effect models were used to determine longitudinal changes in ictal coherence measures during the course of ECT and its relation to treatment efficacy., Results: Ictal interhemispheric coherence in the theta and alpha frequency bands increased over the course of treatment, whereas no significant change was found for the delta and beta frequency bands. A main effect of treatment efficacy on the interhemispheric coherence in the delta and theta band was revealed. However, the longitudinal effects of ECT were not associated with treatment efficacy., Conclusion: The current study suggests that interhemispheric coherence during ECT-induced seizures increases over the course of treatment. Furthermore, these longitudinal effects seem to be unrelated to the antidepressant efficacy of ECT. These findings contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of action of ECT.
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- 2019
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42. [Reaction on 'Persistant underuse of ECT for persistant depressive disorder?']
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Scheepens DS, van Waarde JA, Lok A, Zantvoord JB, de Pont BJHB, Ruhé HG, Denys DAJP, and van Wingen GA
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- Depression, Humans, Netherlands, Treatment Outcome, Depressive Disorder, Major, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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- 2019
43. Identifying value-based quality indicators for general hospital psychiatry.
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van Schijndel MA, Caarls PJ, van Wijngaarden JDH, Wierdsma AI, Lijmer JG, Boenink AD, Hoogendijk WJG, van Waarde JA, and Busschbach JJV
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- Adult, Feasibility Studies, Health Services, Humans, Netherlands, Psychosomatic Medicine standards, Hospitals, General standards, Psychiatry standards, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Referral and Consultation standards
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Objective: To define generic quality indicators for general hospital psychiatry from the perspectives of patients, professionals (physicians, nurses, and managers), and payers (health insurance companies)., Methods: Quality variables were identified by reviewing the relevant literature. A working. group consisting of patients', professionals' and payers' representatives was mandated by their respective umbrella organizations. The working group prioritized the quality variables that were identified. Core values were defined and subsequently linked to preliminary quality indicators. These were tested for feasibility in ten hospitals in a four-week period. Stakeholder consultation took place by means of two invitational conferences and two written commentary rounds., Results: Forty-one quality variables were identified from the literature. After prioritization, seven core values were defined and translated to 22 preliminary indicators. Overall, the feasibility study showed high relevance scores and good implementability of the preliminary quality indicators. A final set of twenty-two quality indicators (17 structure, 3 process and 2 outcome indicators) was then established using a consensus-based approach., Conclusion: Consensus on a quality framework for general hospital psychiatry was built by incorporating the perspectives of relevant stakeholders. Results of the feasibility study suggest broad support and good implementability of the final quality indicators. Structural indicators were broadly defined, and process and outcome indicators are generic to facilitate quality measurement across settings. The quality indicator set can now be used to facilitate quality and outcome assessment, stimulate standardization of services, and help demonstrate (cost-) effectiveness., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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44. [Medical Psychiatric Units in the Netherlands: an investigation into distribution and quality].
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van Schijndel MA, Jansen LAW, Caarls PJ, van 't Veer F, Wierdsma AI, van Wijngaarden JDH, van Waarde JA, and van Busschbach JJ
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- Comorbidity, Humans, Netherlands, Surveys and Questionnaires, Delivery of Health Care, Health Services Accessibility, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Psychiatry standards
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Objective: One of the spearheads of psychiatric healthcare in the Netherlands is hospital care for patients with a psychiatric comorbidity. In 2014, the Netherlands Psychiatric Association published ten field standards for Medical Psychiatric Units (MPUs). We catalogued healthcare in the Netherlands on the basis of these field standards., Design: Telephone screening, followed by a questionnaire investigation., Method: In the period May-August 2015, psychiatrists in 90 hospitals in the Netherlands were approached by telephone with 4 screening questions. If the department complied with the screening criteria for an MPU, a structured interview comprising 51 questions followed. The interview script was tested against the field standards using the Delphi method., Results: The screening identified 40 potential MPUs; 37 (92.5%) wards participated in the complete interview., Conclusion: MPUs are unevenly distributed across the country; care content is adequate, but education, tighter multidisciplinary cooperation and availability of somatic nursing expertise on every shift could improve care on MPUs. The departments should also pay more attention to care chain arrangements. The field standards are too stringent; these could be improved by defining 'essential care' and application of differentiated assessment of subcriteria.
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- 2017
45. [Electroconvulsive therapy in the Netherlands: the practice in 2015 compared to that in 2008].
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Verwey B, Tuerlings JHAM, and van Waarde JA
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- Electroconvulsive Therapy trends, Humans, Netherlands, Electroconvulsive Therapy statistics & numerical data, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data
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Background: The most recent information about the use of ECT in the Netherlands dates from 2008. An update version of the guideline for the use of ECT in the Netherlands was issued in 2010., Aim: To obtain insight into the practice of ECT in the Netherlands five years after implementation of the guideline., Method: Our study is based on a questionnaire about the use of ECT by psychiatrists in all Dutch institutions (n=33). Questions concerned the use and availability of ECT as well as the implementation of the updated guideline; they also served as a check on the expertise and training of ECT-psychiatrists., Results: All institutions responded. The total number of ECT-sessions performed in 2015 was 15,633, a 16% increase compared to 2008. In 2015 more institutions were using 7x24 ECT and more had an ECT-nurse available. Nearly all psychiatrists were acquainted at the time with the revised guideline of 2010 and nearly 50% of them had adjusted the way they practised ECT. However, just under 40% of psychiatrists did not have the correct knowledge about some technical details regarding ECT., Conclusion: The revised guideline on ECT and its implementation have most likely improved the practice of ECT in the Netherlands.
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- 2017
46. [Hypernatremia caused by treatment with GHB obtained via a doctor's prescription].
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Rood IM, Seijger CG, van Waarde JA, de Maat MM, Verhave JC, and Blans MJ
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Sodium Oxybate therapeutic use, Hypernatremia chemically induced, Sodium Oxybate adverse effects, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome drug therapy
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In the last few years, gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) has been used increasingly as a party drug; this has led to a marked increase in the number of requests for professional help with the treatment of GHB addiction. Pharmaceutical GHB (sodium oxybate, the sodium-salt of GHB), registered for cataplexia in narcolepsy patients, is used off-label to treat the withdrawal symptoms associated with GHB addiction. Pharmaceutical GHB has a high sodium load. In this report we present the cases of two patients who developed symptomatic hypernatremia following treatment with pharmaceutical GHB and who thereafter needed intensive care for the severe withdrawal symptoms that they experienced.
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- 2017
47. Electroconvulsive Therapy as a Powerful Treatment for Delirium: A Case Report.
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van den Berg KS, Marijnissen RM, and van Waarde JA
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- Aged, Antipsychotic Agents adverse effects, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Cachexia, Delirium complications, Delirium psychology, Electroconvulsive Therapy adverse effects, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Male, Paranoid Disorders complications, Paranoid Disorders psychology, Paranoid Disorders therapy, Parotid Neoplasms complications, Parotid Neoplasms psychology, Parotid Neoplasms radiotherapy, Quality of Life, Treatment Outcome, Delirium therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods
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Objective: The aim of the study was to describe the successful treatment of delirium with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)., Methods: The method of the study was a case report., Results: A 75-year-old man, with a recently diagnosed carcinoma of the parotid gland, was admitted with a fluctuating psychiatric syndrome. Delirium was diagnosed, although an acute underlying somatic cause could not be readily established. Antipsychotics and benzodiazepines were not effective. After 7 sessions of ECT, all symptoms ceased. This enabled him to receive radiotherapy for his tumor and enjoy a good quality of life for the remaining 8 months of his life., Conclusions: Electroconvulsive therapy is not only a powerful treatment for catatonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and delirious mania but also for the most commonly occurring fluctuating psychiatric syndrome--delirium.
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48. Repeated dose titration versus age-based method in electroconvulsive therapy: a pilot study.
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Aten JJ, Oudega M, van Exel E, Stek ML, and van Waarde JA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Treatment Outcome, Aging, Biophysical Phenomena, Depressive Disorder therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods
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In electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a dose titration method (DTM) was suggested to be more individualized and therefore more accurate than formula-based dosing methods. A repeated DTM (every sixth session and dose adjustment accordingly) was compared to an age-based method (ABM) regarding treatment characteristics, clinical outcome, and cognitive functioning after ECT. Thirty-nine unipolar depressed patients dosed using repeated DTM and 40 matched patients treated with ABM were compared. Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were assessed at baseline and at the end of the index course, as well as the total number of ECT sessions. Both groups were similar regarding age, sex, psychotic features, mean baseline MADRS, and median baseline MMSE. At the end of the index course, the two methods showed equal outcome (mean end MADRS, 11.6 ± 8.3 in DTM and 9.5 ± 7.6 in ABM (P = 0.26); median end MMSE, 28 (25-29) and 28 (25-29.8), respectively (P = 0.81). However, the median number of all ECT sessions differed 16 (11-22) in DTM versus 12 (10-14.8) in ABM; P = 0.02]. Using regression analysis, dosing method and age were independently associated with the total number of ECT sessions, with less sessions needed in ABM (P = 0.02) and in older patients (P = 0.001). In this comparative cohort study, ABM and DTM showed equal outcome for depression and cognition. However, the median ECT course duration in repeated DTM appeared longer. Additionally, higher age was associated with shorter ECT courses regardless of the dosing method. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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49. A functional MRI marker may predict the outcome of electroconvulsive therapy in severe and treatment-resistant depression.
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van Waarde JA, Scholte HS, van Oudheusden LJ, Verwey B, Denys D, and van Wingen GA
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- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Oxygen blood, Predictive Value of Tests, Rest, Retrospective Studies, Brain blood supply, Depression pathology, Depression therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy methods, Treatment Outcome
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective even in treatment-resistant patients with major depression. Currently, there are no markers available that can assist in identifying those patients most likely to benefit from ECT. In the present study, we investigated whether resting-state network connectivity can predict treatment outcome for individual patients. We included forty-five patients with severe and treatment-resistant unipolar depression and collected functional magnetic resonance imaging scans before the course of ECT. We extracted resting-state networks and used multivariate pattern analysis to discover networks that predicted recovery from depression. Cross-validation revealed two resting-state networks with significant classification accuracy after correction for multiple comparisons. A network centered in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex and posterior cingulate cortex) showed a sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 85%. Another network centered in the anterior cingulate cortex (including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, sensorimotor cortex, parahippocampal gyrus and midbrain) showed a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 75%. These preliminary results demonstrate that resting-state networks may predict treatment outcome for individual patients and suggest that resting-state networks have the potential to serve as prognostic neuroimaging biomarkers to guide personalized treatment decisions.
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- 2015
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50. [Dichotomy of psychiatric and somatic emergency care; fundamental flaw should be addressed].
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Tuerlings JH, Pelger EC, de Pont BJ, and van Waarde JA
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- Adolescent, Adult, Emergency Service, Hospital organization & administration, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Mental Disorders therapy, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data, Psychiatric Department, Hospital organization & administration, Wounds and Injuries diagnosis, Wounds and Injuries therapy, After-Hours Care statistics & numerical data, Emergency Service, Hospital statistics & numerical data, General Practitioners psychology, Psychiatric Department, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Referral and Consultation statistics & numerical data
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In the Netherlands, acute psychiatric care is characterised by mind-body dualism. For acute psychiatric patients, the first port of call is the general practitioner (GP); after-hour care is provided by the out-of-hours GP service. In contrast to patients with other medical illnesses, the out-of-hours GP service does not usually refer patients with acute psychiatric issues to the accident and emergency (A&E) department of the general hospital, but to the local ambulant psychiatric 'crisis' service. However, some of these patients still end up at the A&E department, as our three cases demonstrate. Integration of the out-of-hours GP service, A&E and acute psychiatric care, therefore, would enable elimination of the current partitioning of somatic and psychiatric medicine in acute emergency care. This solution would not only improve acute emergency care, but would also ensure a targeted and efficient implementation of services and might even lead to a decreased stigmatisation of psychiatric patients in general.
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- 2015
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