Posted by Ant-Rock on November 2, 2006, at 6:55:01
In reply to Re: A switch for depression - disappointed, posted by FredPotter on November 1, 2006, at 16:48:35
> As I thought this was the most exciting development I'd ever seen in psychiatry, I was surprised very few have taken up the thread
I believe you are right about this being a major development.
This is my(simplified) analogy on Deep Brain Stimulation:Todays drugs are the equivalent to the random bombs dropped on targets in World War 2.
Often targets were hit, but lots of collateral damage occured and overkill was common.DBS has the potential to be so much more precise and not flood the whole brain/body with chemicals and the toxic side effects that go along with them.
Just my 2 cents.
Anthony
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