CBT Treatment for Depression
... Treatment For Depression – Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Depression More Than Electric Shock Therapy … Doctors currently use electric shock therapy (ECT) on patients suffering from depression, which is currently considered one of the safest and most effective treatments for clinical depression when medication does not work, according to WebMD. To use … Read more on Headlines & Global News How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works for Depression Still, after seven decades of use, ECT remains the most ...
Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Market for Parkinson's Disease Expected to …
Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Market for Parkinson's disease Expected to … Rising number of neurological disorders such ischemic stroke, Alzheimer's disease, essential tremors, trauma and especially Parkinsonism are primary factors responsible for the growth of deep brain stimulation devices market. Parkinson's disease is the … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release) In Basket: March 17, 2014 Thomas Longbottom recently opened Restorative Therapy Specialists, a new practice that provides outpatient physical therapy services in Yakima. Dr. Longbottom, who is one of only 34 board certified neurologic clinical specialists in the state, focuses … Read more on Yakima Herald-Republic Read ...
MISSION FITNESS: Exercising With Pulmonary Disease
... FITNESS: Exercising with Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cases have been increasing in Texas alone according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the Midland/Odessa area alone at 86 per 100,000 cases. What is COPD? … Exercise is an important … Read more on Odessa American UTHealth Researchers Study Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression Newswise — HOUSTON – (March 4, 2014) – A pilot study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) will assess the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the medial forebrain bundle of the brain for treatment-resistant … Read more on Newswise (press release) Read ...
Soterix Medical Inc. Announces Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Depression Comparing …
... Medical Inc. announces Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Depression comparing … However, Soterix Medical also recognizes that tDCS may be applied in conjunction or as an alternative to drug medication. Indeed, many patients suffering from Major Depressive Disorders are insufficiently responsive to medication or suffer side-effects. Read more on PR Newswire (press release) Deep brain stimulation shows early promise for depression BARCELONA – Assessment of deep brain stimulation for patients with treatment-resistant depression has inched forward over the past decade with promising results but remains in its early days with a total worldwide experience of roughly 60 patients. Read more on Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network Read ...
Medtronic Gizmo Treats and Records Brain Activity
... gizmo treats and records brain activity The data collected by the Activa PC+S deep brain stimulation system will be available to researchers working to better understand how to treat neurological and psychological diseases, Medtronic said. … Good piece by Kevin Giles of the Strib on the … Read more on MinnPost.com Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common … Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory condition of the central nervous system and is the most common, non-traumatic, disabling neurological disease in young ...
Electrical Shocks as Alzheimer's Treatment?
... Shocks as Alzheimer's Treatment? Forget antiquated notions of crude “shock therapy.” Electrical energy—usually in the form of deep brain stimulation, or DBS—is being harnessed for its potential to treat a wide range of conditions, from tremors and chronic pain to obesity and depression. Read more on A Place for Mom Senior Living News and Trends (blog) Women Want Good Boyfriends, Not Just Any Boyfriends Brown's understanding of this situation is that the boys these young women are encountering are selfish in bed, treat women like they exist to serve them, and are crass and rude. But the young women are ...