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Soda T, McLoughlin DM, Clark SR, Oltedal L, Kessler U, Haavik J, Bousman C, Smith DJ, Bioque M, Clements CC, Loo C, Vila-Rodriguez F, Minelli A, Mickey BJ, Milev R, Docherty AR, Langan Martin J, Achtyes ED, Arolt V, Redlich R, Dannlowski U, Cardoner N, Clare E, Craddock N, Di Florio A, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Forty L, Gordon-Smith K, Husain M, Ingram WM, Jones L, Jones I, Juruena M, Kirov G, Landén M, Müller DJ, Nordensköld A, Pålsson E, Paul M, Permoda A, Pliszka B, Rea J, Schubert KO, Sonnen JA, Soria V, Stageman W, Takamiya A, Urretavizacaya M, Watson S, Zavorotny M, Young AH, Vieta E, Rybakowski JK, Gennarelli M, Zandi PP, Sullivan PF, Baune BT. International Consortium on the Genetics of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Severe Depressive Disorders (Gen-ECT-ic). Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020; 270:921-932. [PMID: 31802253 PMCID: PMC7385979 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-019-01087-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Recent genome-wide association studies have demonstrated that the genetic burden associated with depression correlates with depression severity. Therefore, conducting genetic studies of patients at the most severe end of the depressive disorder spectrum, those with treatment-resistant depression and who are prescribed electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), could lead to a better understanding of the genetic underpinnings of depression. Despite ECT being one of the most effective forms of treatment for severe depressive disorders, it is usually placed at the end of treatment algorithms of current guidelines. This is perhaps because ECT has controlled risk and logistical demands including use of general anaesthesia and muscle relaxants and side-effects such as short-term memory impairment. Better understanding of the genetics and biology of ECT response and of cognitive side-effects could lead to more personalized treatment decisions. To enhance the understanding of the genomics of severe depression and ECT response, researchers and ECT providers from around the world and from various depression or ECT networks, but not limited to, such as the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, the Clinical Alliance and Research in ECT, and the National Network of Depression Centers have formed the Genetics of ECT International Consortium (Gen-ECT-ic). Gen-ECT-ic will organize the largest clinical and genetic collection to date to study the genomics of severe depressive disorders and response to ECT, aiming for 30,000 patients worldwide using a GWAS approach. At this stage it will be the largest genomic study on treatment response in depression. Retrospective data abstraction and prospective data collection will be facilitated by a uniform data collection approach that is flexible and will incorporate data from many clinical practices. Gen-ECT-ic invites all ECT providers and researchers to join its efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takahiro Soda
- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Radiology, Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
| | - Ute Kessler
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
| | - Jan Haavik
- Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - Chad Bousman
- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
| | - Daniel J Smith
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
| | - Miquel Bioque
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Neurostimulation Centre, Black Dog Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia
| | - Fidel Vila-Rodriguez
- Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Alessandra Minelli
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - Brian J Mickey
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
| | - Roumen Milev
- Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Providence Care Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada
| | - Anna R Docherty
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
| | - Volker Arolt
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - Ronny Redlich
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - Udo Dannlowski
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Mental Health, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut D'INVESTIGACIÓ i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| | - Nick Craddock
- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Lisa Jones
- Psychological Medicine, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - George Kirov
- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University Health Care Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Northern Adelaide Mental Health Service, Salisbury, SA, Australia
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University and NTW NHS Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University and NTW NHS Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
| | - Massimo Gennarelli
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- Genetic Unit, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
| | - Peter P Zandi
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Patrick F Sullivan
- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
- Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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