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• New therapy gives hope for very severe depression

  
  Shrink Rap — Authority: 433
  In deep brain stimulation, doctors specifically target the impaired function of certain areas of the brain with an electric brain pacemaker. For the purpose of this study, they implanted electrodes in what is known as the nucleus accumbens. That is an important part of the ‘reward system’ which ensures that we ...
  1 week ago

• Deep brain stimulation may help treat people with severe depression

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Patients with severe depression can now be cured, thanks to physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne, who have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation.The method involved implanting electrodes in the patients’ nucleus accumbens-a centre in the brain that plays a key ...
  1 week ago

• New Kind of Brain Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression

  
  Dr Shock MD PhD — Authority: 543
  In a recent online publication about another form of brain stimulation in treatment resistant depression showed promising results. The electrodes are placed on the brain instead of in the brain as with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scientists Study a New Option for OCD

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 570
  Scientists are working together to learn how a new treatment technique affects people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The University of Rochester Medical Center will serve as the hub of a five-year study that includes six institutions around the nation and in Puerto Rico. More than 50 researchers will focus on ...
  3 weeks ago

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