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A 2008 meta-analytic review paper found in terms of efficacy, " a significant superiority of ECT in all comparisons: ECT versus simulated ECT, ECT versus placebo, ECT versus antidepressants in general, ECT versus TCAs and ECT versus MAOIs.

" In 2003, The UK ECT Review group published a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing ECT to placebo and antidepressant drugs.

This meta-analysis demonstrated a large effect size ( high efficacy relative to the mean in terms of the standard deviation ) for ECT versus placebo, and versus antidepressant drugs.

A 2011 paper in the Journal of Psychiatric Nurses Association reported similar findings in their review.