German researchers have found that applying electrical stimulation to certain parts of the brain may help people with treatment-resistant depression.
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Question: Crystalwater wrote... Deep Brain Stimulation - any updates? Does anyone know if there are any updates on the FDA approval of... Read more »
Recently hailed by some sections of the media as the, ‘brain pacemaker for depression', deep brain stimulation continues to show... Read more »
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Readers of this site have asked several important questions about the use of quick-relief (‘rescue') medications -- both OTC and... Read more »
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cyberonic's Vagus Nerve Stimulation device for treatment-resistant depression, the agency asked... Read more »
According to new research, a technique called cortical brain stimulation improved symptoms and, in some cases, launched a full remission for people... Read more »
Researchers in South Carolina have found that treatment with a nerve-stimulation therapy may help patients with treatment-resistant depression.... Read more »
A therapy used to treat Parkinson's disease may help patients who suffer from the most severe forms of depression, researchers say. The treatment,... Read more »
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