Posted by Meltingpot on March 26, 2009, at 12:34:14
In reply to Re: Study recruiting for treatmnt resistant depression, posted by TriedEveryDrug on March 25, 2009, at 23:16:39
Hi,
I don't think they are shooting in the dark. Dr Helen Mayberg who pioneered the first trial of DBS for depression had spent years checking the scans of people with depression and noted that a particular area of the brain was overactive in certain people with depression. She concluded that by stimulating another part of the brain she would reduce the activity in the overactive part. 4 out of 6 very Treatment Resistant people responded to the Deep Brain Stimulation.
I'm really hoping that the treatment holds promise for depression.
Denise
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