Brain stimulation helps severely depressed
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Source: Los Angeles Times
August 28, 2008
People with otherwise untreatable depression improved in a small clinical trial after receiving continuous electrical stimulation of a part of the brain that scientists believe regulates sadness. A report this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry
JoniDoe
2 months ago
14 comments
It is good that nurses are taking new interests and researching on their own with mental health care. Good work cd. ECT (electric shock therapy) is on the rise. Why? Medicare is now covering it. "A quick fix as opposed to a lenghtly stay in the hospital." Cut the cost by all means. We all know that. I believe in some cases, very few, maybe this treatment may work. There should be strict criteria before this is done. Not just another order like a chest X-Ray. There is more but see what you think on your own cd. Go to a site on ECT. The pro's and con's are interesting. The patients experiencies who have had this done are mostly tramatic. I cannot believe that all the antidepresant medications and therapy in todays medical technology can lower itself to this as a quick FIX!! JCDove11171
cdnurse
2 months ago
3240 comments
I need to check into this more.
iluvnrsing
2 months ago
328 comments
Makes sense to me. We know ECT works.