Electric field distribution models in ECT research

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¹ Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. alexander.sartorius@zi-mannheim.de.

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Alexander Sartorius. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;27(9):3571-3572.

doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01516-8. Epub 2022 Mar 18.

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. alexander.sartorius@zi-mannheim.de.

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The author declares no competing interests.

Electroconvulsive therapy, electric field, neuroplasticity, and clinical outcomes.
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