NEW TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION OFFERS HOPE Depression is really a physical illness, said Dr. Andrew Leuchter, a psychiatrist at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at University of California, Los Angeles. Its a disorder that even can be seen in brain scans, with images clearly showing the difference between a normal functioning brain and the brain of someone suffering from depression. When you show this image to a person whos struggling with depression and you show them that their brain looks different than the quote so-called healthy person, whats their reaction? Shriver asked. Its commonly one of relief, Leuchter said. Now, Dr. Leuchter says theres an innovative new treatment called synchronized transcranial magnetic stimulation, or sTMS, that may have the potential to provide relief. Dr. Leuchter, a consultant and stockholder in the company behind sTMS, says it syncs to each patients brain, then stimulates it with low levels of magnetic energy, 30 minutes a day for several weeks. And when that happens, normal moods can start to come back, said Dr. Leuchter. His unpublished study of 120 patients found the treatment significantly decreased depression in some patients...CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:31:25 +0000
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