Researchers have found in a new study that magnetic seizure therapy (MST) is as effective as modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) in its antidepressant effects but more protective of cognition and with greater suicidality improvement in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD). The research emphasizes that MST not only relieves depressive symptoms but also preserves memory, orientation, and executive functions, cognitive domains which are usually disrupted by standard electroconvulsive procedures. The study was published in the journal Rivista di Psichiatria by Wei Wang and colleagues.

Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) has been a well-established treatment for severe depression for many years but carries the stigma of cognitive side effects, especially among teens with deve

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