The concept of "treatment resistance" has become all the rage in depression research. It is used to define populations in research studies and in treatment algorithms as a rationale for moving on from standard antidepressants to other therapies. In such algorithms, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often bundled improperly with less effective neurostimulation-methods and experimental pharmacotherapies.

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电惊厥疗法 (ECT) 患者的“治疗抵抗”：是时候继续前进了

“治疗抵抗”的概念在抑郁症研究中风靡一时。它用于在研究和治疗算法中定义人群，作为从标准抗抑郁药转向其他疗法的基本原理。在这样的算法中，电惊厥疗法 (ECT) 通常与效果较差的神经刺激方法和实验性药物疗法不恰当地捆绑在一起。