electroconvulsive therapy

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• The ECT Experience…

  
  Into the system... — Authority: 110
  Whilst I was having ECT I never really wrote about it. I was in hospital with only mobile access to the Internet. I was exhausted, often in pain and not really in the mood for writing. Recently though I’ve been inspired by this blog and Seaneen’s appeal for ECT info to document my experience. I’m worried ...
  2 weeks ago

• Discovery Channel to Feature Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Depresssion

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  The Discovery Health Channel?s Medical Incredible series will air a segment about a new FDA-approved Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy treatment for chronic depression on June 26th at 9 p.m. EDT. I am featured in the segemnt, a former sufferer of chronic depression and patient in the study of vagus nerve stimulation ...
  4 weeks ago

• Psychiatrist Begin Training About Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  The manufacturer of the vagus nerve stimulator has begun face-to face meetings with psychiatrists nationwide to educate them about vagus nerve stimulation therapy, how it works and for whom this treatment is indicated. It is very important that both you and your psychiatrist fully understand vagus nerve stimulation ...
  5 weeks ago

• Top Fifteen Definitions for Understanding Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Depression

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Vagus nerve stimulation was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) as an adjunctive treatment for chronic or recurrent depression. Here are some basic definitions to help you better understand this remarkable treatment: Adjunctive Additional, add-on. Used to describe a treatment used at the ...
  5 weeks ago

• Insurance Companies are Beginning to Reimburse for Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Depression

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Insurance Companies are beginning to reimburse for vagus nerve stimulation therapy for depression. Insurance companies are giant bureacracies who have layers of people to whose only job is to say “no”.Reimbursement decisions are being made on a case-by-by case basis. According to the manufacturer of the vagus ...
  5 weeks ago

• Depression is the Number One Cause of Disability in the United States

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  According to the World Health Organization, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the United States and other developed countries are mental disorders, including major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Approximately 23% of American adults each year have a diagnosable mental disorder and as many as ...
  5 weeks ago

• The Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy is indicated for use as an adjunctive long-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients over the age of 18 who are experiencing a major depressive episode and have not had an adequate response to four or more adequate antidepressant treatments.Where other treatments ...
  5 weeks ago

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