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Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of ECT is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Successful Treatment of Both Refractory Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Subsequent Catatonia With Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Suspected Kufs Disease	24
Temporal Variations in Access	22
A Retrospective Matched Comparison Study of Prolonged Seizures in ECT	20
The Relative Potency of ECT and TMS	15
Safety and Treatment Efficacy of Intensified Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Sexual Assault	14
Catatonia Optimized With ECT and Maintenance IV Lorazepam in a Rare Chromosomal Disorder	14
Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipient With Treatment-Resistant Depression	14
Gender Representation in the ECT Workforce in the United States From 2013 to 2021	13
Flurothyl Inhalation Therapy	12
Patients' Cognitive Potential Is Associated With Cognitive Performance After an Acute Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy	12
Metal Piercings and Neuroimaging-Guided Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation	11
Accelerated Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation in the Treatment of Trichotillomania	11
Electroconvulsive Therapy Following Transmastoid Repair of a Skull-Base Defect and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak	10
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy for a 57-Year-Old Woman With Major Depressive Disorder and Dissociative Disorder	10
Catatonia and Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in a 15-Year-Old Patient With MED13L Haploinsufficiency Syndrome in the Context of Epilepsy Diathesis	9
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2	8
Development of Complete Heart Block During ECT Requiring Emergent Implantation of a Permanent Pacemaker	8
Electroconvulsive Therapy and the Longitudinal Modulation of Sleep Architecture	8
Theta-Burst Stimulation 3 Times a Day for Treatment-Resistant Depression—A New Protocol: Case Series	8
Treatment of Refractory Pediatric Catatonia in the Setting of Neurodegenerative Illness: Safe and Effective Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy	8
Does Electroencephalography Seizure Duration Account for an Adequate Treatment of Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Schizophrenia?	8
The Role of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	8
Sequential Navigated Multilocus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Concurrent Somatic and Psychiatric Conditions	7
Journal of ECT and Related Therapies 2024 Reviewer Acknowledgment	7
Electroconvulsive Therapy and Akathisia	7

Letter to the Editor	6
Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Treatment of Clinical Zoanthropy With Comorbid Parkinson’s Disease	6
Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Schizophrenia and Acute Pericarditis	6
Abstracts	6
Effect of Cerebellar HDtDCS as Measured by fMRI-based BOLD Activation in Resistant OCD	6
Neuropsychology of Depression, Edited by Shawn M. McClintock and Jimmy Choi, The Guilford Press, 2022	6
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in a Patient With Schizophrenia Comorbid With Becker Muscular Dystrophy	5
Cranial Sutures Alter Computational Models of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation	5
A Case of Asymmetric Seizure Termination During an Acute Course of Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy	5
DBS Artifact During Postictal Generalized EEG Suppression After ECT	5
The Convulsive Therapies of László Meduna Revisited	5
Electroconvulsive Therapy in Prolonged Depressive Symptoms of First Psychotic Manic Episode After COVID-19 Infection	5
Brain Changes After 15-Month Vagus Nerve Stimulation as Preventive Treatment of Severe and Highly Recurrent Treatment-Resistant Depression	5
Machine Learning in Electroconvulsive Therapy	5
Insights Into Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression	5
Editor's Roundup: ECT for Pediatric Depression and Catatonia - It Works and Is Safe; Maintenance Strategies and Impact on Long-Term Outcomes; and What to Do About Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agon	5
Ultrabrief and Brief Pulse Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia Management and Relapse Prevention	5
Relatives' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences Toward Electroconvulsive Therapy	4
Treating the Pain After the Cure	4
Role of Anesthesia in ECT for Major Depressive Disorder	4
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms due to Major Neurocognitive Disorder	4
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension With Mood Disorder and Partial Empty Sella Syndrome	4
Molecular Positron Emission Tomography and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging for Understanding the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Electroconvulsive Therapy	4
Personality Difficulties as a Predictor of Electroconvulsive Therapy Response in Depression	4
Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema After Electroconvulsive Therapy in 2 Young Patients	4
Performance, Comprehensiveness, Reliability, and Quality Evaluation of Youtube Videos on Electroconvulsive Therapy	4
Evaluating Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Long COVID	4
Challenges to Electroconvulsive Therapy in Pediatric Catatonia	4
Why You Should Collect Routine Clinical Data for ECT	4
Computational Models of High-Definition Electroconvulsive Therapy for Focal or Multitargeting Treatment	4
Dynamics of Depressive and Psychomotor Symptoms During Electroconvulsive Therapy in Older Depressive Patients	4
Attitudes and Knowledge of Electroconvulsive Therapy	4
Monitoring Intracranial Pressure Change Through Optic Nerve Sheath Ultrasound During Electroconvulsive Therapy	4
Asystole During Electroconvulsive Therapy	3
The ElectroConvulsive Therapy Cognitive Assessment (ECCA)	3
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy in Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome Presenting Psychiatric Symptoms	3
Implementing Electroconvulsive Therapy for Patients Experiencing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia	3
Two Cases of Limbic Encephalitis Successfully Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy After Standard Immunomodulating Therapy Was Unsuccessful	3
“His Discovery Has Revolutionized Psychiatry; It Has Opened Vast Horizons”	3
Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Treatment and Prevention of Cognitive Adverse Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy	3
A Clinical Case Series of Acute and Maintenance Home Administered Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression	3
Regional and Seasonal Analysis of Electroconvulsive Therapy Utilization in Japan	3
Aphasia Following Electroconvulsive Therapy	3
Rapid Improvement of COVID-Related Anosmia Following Electroconvulsive Therapy	3
Atrial Fibrillation Following Electroconvulsive Therapy	3
Plasma microRNA Levels After Electroconvulsive Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depressed Patients	3
Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Kindling, and Neuroprogression in Recurrent Depression	3
Evaluating the Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Cognitive Functions in Patients With Severe Mental Health Conditions	3
Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Catalonia in 2022	3
Changes in Inpatient Electroconvulsive Therapy Utilization Between 2019 and 2020	3

“To the Editor	3
Rethinking Seizure Termination	3
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Catatonia and a Rare HIVEP2 Mutation	3
Safety and Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis	3
Correlation Between ECT Quality Measures and Likelihood to Transition From Acute to Continuation and Maintenance ECT	3
ECT for Catatonia in Schizencephaly	3
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With a Meningioma With Mass Effect	3
The Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Hippocampal Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in a Rat Model of Depression	3
Comparison of 4 Methods to Estimate the Resting Motor Threshold Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation	3
Psychosis in Fahr Syndrome	3
Refractory Pediatric Catatonia Following Treatment for an Intracranial Mass	3
Exploring the Utility of Neurostimulation Therapies in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder	3
Ictal Theta Power as an Electroconvulsive Therapy Safety Biomarker	3
Lateralized Raise in Intraocular Pressure During Electroconvulsive Therapy	3
Effective Management of Postelectroconvulsive Therapy Delirium With Propofol	3
Recurrent Depression With Catatonic Excitement in a Patient With Moyamoya Disease	3
Association Between Early Initiation of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Length of Stay in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients	3
Use of En-Bloc Multiple Monitored Electroconvulsive Therapy in Benzodiazepine Refractory Malignant Catatonia	3
What Is Brain Damage and Does Electroconvulsive Therapy Cause It?	3
A Retrospective Study of Intraoperative Awareness in Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Over a 3-Year Period	2
Polarity Dependent Therapeutic Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in a Patient With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	2
Use of ECT for Children With and Without Catatonia	2
Breaking the Negative Symptom Barrier	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Young Adult Patient With Bipolar Depression and Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor	2
Preliminary Guidelines for Resuming Electroconvulsive Therapy After a Complication of Status Epilepticus	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Pharmacotherapy-Resistant, Recurrent, and Severe Interictal Psychosis	2
Legislation Limiting Access to Electroconvulsive Therapy Is Increasing—A Call for Reasonable and Evidence-Based Legislation	2
Characterization of Flumazenil Utilization in Electroconvulsive Therapy	2
Exploring New Electroencephalogram Parameters in Electroconvulsive Therapy	2
Ketamine Augmentation of Electroconvulsive Therapy in an Adolescent Patient With Suicidal Ideation, Disordered Eating, and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	2
Feasibility of 20-Hz Magnetic Seizure Therapy in Patients With Major Depression in Brazil	2
Effectiveness and Safety of Flumazenil Augmentation During Electroconvulsive Therapy	2
Variability in Real-World Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Practice	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy and Risk of Road Traffic Accidents	2
Editor's Roundup for Issue #4 of 2022	2
Effectiveness of Video-Assisted Teaching Program on Knowledge, Attitude, and Stigma Toward Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy Among the Primary Caregivers of Patients With Psychotic Disorder: A Random	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Down Syndrome Regression Disorder and Inspire Device	2
Accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Provided Rapid Improvement in Depressive, Anxiety, Trauma, and Pain Symptoms in a Woman Experiencing Postpartum Depression	2
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Craving, Cognitive Functions, and Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level in Individuals on Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, A	2
The Relative Efficacy and Side-Effect Profile of Ultrabrief Pulse and Brief Pulse ECT	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy Restores Higher-Level Cognition in Catatonia	2
Catatonia in a Patient With Lissencephaly Treated With ECT	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy in an Adolescent With Major Depressive Disorder and Preexisting Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy	2
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Does Not Alleviate Post–Electroconvulsive Therapy Cognitive Dysfunction	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Presence of Intracranial Pathology	2
Intravenous Ketamine to Facilitate Transport of Agitated Patients to the ECT Clinic	2
Welcome to the New Journal Editor, Dr Espinoza	2
Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy Normalizes Plasma GNA13 Following Schizophrenic Relapse	2
Geographic Variation in Receipt of Electroconvulsive Therapy Among US Department of Veterans Affairs Patients	2
Electroconvulsive Therapy Does Not Cause “Brain Damage”	2
The Trigeminocardiac Reflex in Electroconvulsive Therapy	2
New-Onset Psychotic Symptoms Associated With Neuromodulation in a Patient With Severe OCD	2
A Survey of ECT Anesthesia Practice Variation in Finland	2
Treatment of Complex Catatonia in an Adolescent	1
Subanesthetic Dose of Ketamine Administered Before Each Electroconvulsive Therapy Session Improves Antidepressant and Sleep Quality Outcomes	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy in Switzerland	1
Dire Need and Disproportionate Access	1
Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Catatonia—A Case Series	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Tardive Akathisia in a Patient With No Prior Psychiatric History	1
Dose-Dependent Effects of Benzodiazepines and Other Psychotropic Drugs on Seizure Duration in Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Neuroimaging Prior to ECT	1
A Case Report of Acute Cervical Dystonia After Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Catatonia in Preadolescent Children	1
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity, Electroconvulsive Therapy, and Cardiomyopathy… Oh My!	1
Family Presence During Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Case Series of Long-Term Follow-up	1
A Unique Case of SCN2A Variant-Associated Catatonia and Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Reply to “Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists During Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Can the Desire for the Euphoric Effects of Propofol Promote an Inappropriate Request for Electroconvulsive Therapy?	1
Response to Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression	1
Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Theta Burst “Intensive” Posterior Parietal Cortex Stimulation in Generalized Anxiety Disorder	1
Effect of Adjunctive High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) to Oral Naltrexone on Craving, Brain Glutamate-Glutamine (Glx) at Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) in	1
Repeated Electroconvulsive Shock Transiently Affects Cognition and Neurometabolism in Mice	1
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the ElectroConvulsive Therapy Cognitive Assessment	1
2023 ISEN Annual Meeting Abstracts	1
Bacterial Contamination of Surfaces in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Electroconvulsive Therapy: Do We Have Hygiene Problems in Interventional Psychiatry?	1
Factors Associated With Utilization of Electroconvulsive Therapy During Psychiatric Hospitalization Among Children and Adolescents in China	1
Never Forget About Catatonia Secondary to Organic Conditions	1
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Promotes Rapid Psychiatric Stabilization in Acutely Suicidal Military Service Members	1
Safe Delivery of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and a Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator	1

Effectiveness of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3	1
Alfentanil Pretreatment for Electroconvulsive Therapy–Associated Hemodynamic Lability	1
Editor's Roundup	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy in Forensic Psychiatry	1
Distinguishing Convulsive Syncope From Seizure Induced by Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation	1
TMS for Opioid Use Disorder	1
Improvement in Quality of Seizures in Electroconvulsive Therapy With Zotepine	1
Melancholia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity—A Case Report	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy With Brain Cyst	1
Large Language Models and Psychoeducation	1
With Gratitude	1
Safety of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Retinal Detachment: A Case Report and Brief Review	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy for Psychogenic Polydipsia and Hyponatremia in Chronic Schizophrenia	1
Practical Steps	1
Heterogeneity of Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice Under a Common Guideline	1
Automatic Change in Pacemaker Mode During Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With an Implantable Cardiac Pacemaker	1
Report of an Observation Regarding Administering Electroconvulsive Therapy at Night	1
Multicenter Observational Study of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Japan	1
Case Report Highlights Vigilance for Electroconvulsive Therapy Preprocedural Fasting	1
Evolution of Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic	1
Clinical Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Young Adult With Down Syndrome Regression Disorder	1
Maintenance Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder	1
Structural Changes in Depressed Patients Directly After Treatment With Electroconvulsive Therapy and 3 Months Later	1
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Catatonia and Maternal Duplication 15q11-13 Syndrome	1
Todd Paralysis After Electroconvulsive Therapy—Letter to the Editor	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy Under Mechanical Ventilation for Catatonia-associated Respiratory Failure	1
Editor's Roundup	1
Effectiveness of Switching to Right Unilateral From Bilateral Stimulation in Patients With Inadequate Seizures During Acute Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
What Our Patients and Their Families Are Reading	1
Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency Uncovered During Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Age-Dependent Dose Increase During an Acute Electroconvulsive Therapy Series	1
Perception and Stigma Associated With Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Among Primary Caregivers	1
Somatic Symptom Disorder as a Prodrome of Alzheimer Disease and Successful Treatment of Pain and Agitation With Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Prognostic Factors and Incidence for Postictal Agitation After Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Relation to the Anesthetic Agent Applied	1
In Reply to Dr. Kellner, Neuroimaging Prior to ECT	1
Editor's Roundup for Issue #4 of 2023	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy Ameliorates Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in an Older Adult Patient With Nonshunted Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus	1
Differences in Cognitive Adverse Effects and Seizure Parameters Between Thiopental and Propofol Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Theta Burst “Intensive” Stimulation in Acute-Phase Bipolar Depression	1
Leukocyte Telomere Length and Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Treatment-Resistant Depression and Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy	1
Borderline Personality Disorder and Outcome of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Depression	1
Extreme Agitation in Mania Treated With Intravenous Continuous Infusion of Dexmedetomidine and ECT	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy Across Nations	1
Exploring the Effect of Single-Session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Attention, Verbal Fluency, and Working Memory in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementia	1
Potential Pitfalls From Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine During ECT Treatment	1
Predictors of Postictal Delirium Following Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Sample of Patients With Schizophrenia: An Egyptian Experience	1
Sociodemographic Patterns of Electroconvulsive Therapy Referral and Utilization in a Tertiary Health Care Facility	1
Electroconvulsive Therapy With Titanium-Based Uveoscleral Stents	1
Stigma Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Healthcare Professionals	1
Progressive Changes in Brain Regional Homogeneity Induced by Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Patients With Schizophrenia	1
Electroconvulsive Treatment Utilization for Inpatient Management of Catatonia in Adolescents With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders	1
Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy for Severe Treatment-resistant Depression in a Young Woman With Autism, Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Cardiac Pacemaker	1
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	1
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation–Primed Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression	1