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We investigated the association between exposure to brief-pulse (1.0 ms) bitemporal or high-dose right unilateral ECT and retrograde amnesia at short- and long-term follow-up, compared with inpatient controls with moderate-to-severe depression without lifetime exposure to ECT and receiving psychotropic pharmacotherapy and other aspects of routine inpatient care. In propensity score analyses, statistically significant reductions in autobiographical memory recall consistency were found in bitemporal and high-dose right unilateral ECT within days of an ECT course and 3 months following final ECT session. The reduction in autobiographical memory consistency was substantially more pronounced in bitemporal ECT. 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