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CORRECTION article

Front. Psychiatry

Sec. Mood Disorders

Correction: Rapid treatment center for depression in China: constructive reflections and transnational implications

Provisionally accepted
  • 1chongqing jiangbei second hospital, Chongqing, China
  • 2Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • 3The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  • 4University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, SAR China

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[A recent meta-analysis of six RCTs comparing the efficacy and safety of ECT with ketamine revealed no significant disparity between the two treatments (82). Conversely, another meta-analysis (83) concluded that ketamine, regardless of its administration route, surpassed ECT in effectiveness for MDD patients.].A correction has been made to the section [4 Discussion, 4.2 Comparisons of rapid antidepressant treatments, Paragraph 1]:"[A recent meta-analysis supported the use of ECT over ketamine for inpatients (82). Conversely, another meta-analysis of RCTs comparing the efficacy of ECT with ketamine revealed no significant disparity between the two treatments (83).]"[Because of its relatively moderate efficacy rate of approximately 60.0% (10)].A correction has been made to the section [3 Actionable recommendations, 3.1 Electroconvulsive therapy, Paragraph 1]:"[Because of its relatively moderate efficacy rate of 58% and 70%, for those with and without medication failure, respectively (10)]"[Capitalizing on its advantageous profile of reduced neurocognitive side effects and comparable antidepressant efficacy to ECT ( 52 The original version of this article has been updated.

Keywords: Major Depressive Disorder, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Ketamine, Esketamine, Esketamine nasal spray, magnetic seizure therapy, stanford neuromodulation therapy, Rapid treatment center

Received: 15 Oct 2025; Accepted: 24 Oct 2025.

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* Correspondence:
Yu-Tao Xiang, ytxiang@um.edu.mo
Wei Zheng, zhengwei0702@163.com

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