Some remarkable lessons have been learned by Dr. Helen Mayberg and her colleagues in their application of deep-brain stimulation in major depression. DBS is a pioneering experimental treatment for “…
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Over the course of a five-year study, patients with treatment-resistant depression who were treated with vagus nerve stimulation in addition to a usual care regimen of medication and therapy fared…
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in combination with antidepressant medication rapidly relieves the symptoms of major depression in older adults, according to a recent clinical trial. What’s more,…
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When treating severe depression with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), using stronger electric charges on just one side of the brain is just as effective as conventional protocols, which call for…
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