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It would be offered to patients with the most hard-to-treat depression, as an alternative to ECT.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2025

NHS Lothian said it was considering the use of intravenous ketamine as an alternative to ECT, but no decision had been made.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2025

More than half of those given ketamine showed improvement, compared with about 41% for those receiving ECT.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2023

"At the end of the day, what's most important to patients and to doctors is that the treatment works, which in the case of ECT, it does," said Voytek.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2023

According to one commonly cited statistic, 100,000 Americans receive ECT annually — most often to ease symptoms of severe depression or bipolar disorder — although exact demographic data is scarce.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2023




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