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		rjkennedy98 on Feb 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: El Chapo Trial: Why His I.T. Guy Had a Nervous Bre... ECT is very commonly used still. Its considered the best treatment for drug-resistant depression.

king_panic on Feb 12, 2019 [–]

Not for long (fingers crossed)

https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/12/depression-drug-related-...

SketchySeaBeast on Feb 12, 2019 | [–]

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/16/things-that-sometimes-...

This article seems to paint Ketamine as the worse of the two options for extreme depression.

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