> Except in severe depression, antidepressants have no clinical advantage over placebos: ECT can have a much better effect in these cases. http://www.mayoclin

> Except in severe depression, antidepressants have no clinical advantage over placebos: ECT can have a much better effect in these cases. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/electroconvulsive-therapy/MY00129 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/electroconvulsive-therapy/M... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57400793-10391704/electroconvulsive-therapy-effectively-treats-severe-depression-how/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57400793-10391704/ele... And, it turns out, antidepressants can help ECT: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706161300.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706161300.ht... But keep in mind that ECT is only for crisis-level severe depression: > ECT uses an electrical stimulus to the brain to induce seizures. It is prescribed for patients with crisis-level severe depression – who are catatonic (people who are so slowed down that they stop moving, talking and eating) or suicidal – or for patients with major depression who have not responded to medication.