Research Article

The Neuroimaging Role of Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Major Depressive Disorder: Effectiveness in First-Episode Antipsychotic-Naive Major Depressive Disorder Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of the subjects.

VariablesPatients ()HS () values

Gender (M/F)30 (8/22)35 (10/25)0.670
Age ()0.415
HRSD-17 ()
 Pretreatment
 Posttreatment<0.001
BSSI ()
 Pretreatment
 Posttreatment<0.001

Note: indicates values for paired -tests. Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation; HRSD-17: 17­Item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; BSSI: Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation.