Scottish Written Answer – S4W-18015 – Alison McInnes
... Written Answer – S4W-18015 – Alison McInnes To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy commits suicide. Answered by Michael … The vast majority of ECT administered in Scotland is for major depressive disorder. Current Status: Answered by … Read more on DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Tags: electroconvulsive therapy, scottish government, major depressive disorder ...
Where Is the Border of Chemical Imbalance and “Simple Depression”?
Question by Leila: where is the border of chemical imbalance and “simple depression”? How do you know that you have a chemical brain problem that leads to depression and need medication or you are just “simply depressed”? I never took any medicine and never will, because I know my problems and I am working on them. I just wonder if we can say, that there is just not enough serotonin produced because it is an illness, or it is a mix of circumstances in our life that we get depressed? I know many people affected with this problem and even the smallest task seems impossible during the day. Read more... ...
Groundbreaking Ottawa Course Uses Robot to Teach ECT to Psychiatrists
... Ottawa course uses robot to teach ECT to psychiatrists His chest rises and falls and his eyelids flutter as Dr. Kiran Rabheru affixes electrodes to his shoulders and forehead in preparation for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Mr. Smith tells the doctor he's … The exercise was part of a groundbreaking … Read more on Ottawa Citizen Corrie's Bev Callard: 'I thought I was going to be sick on my first day back!' You'd received treatment for clinical depression, and were back in time for screen son Steve's wedding to Becky. But it seemed to be too … "I'd had 12 general anaesthetics and electroconvulsive therapy, and I was back on set three months later. I'd … Read more on What’s On TV Read ...
Electroconvulsive Therapy Maintains Charged Base
by benchilada Electroconvulsive therapy maintains charged base The therapy is geared toward patients suffering from mental illnesses such as severe depression, and involves inducing patients into a seizure with a series of electric shocks to the brain. The procedure has reemerged in recent years within the medical … Read more on Duke Chronicle CENTER'S PIECE: Combating teen depression Treatment for depression in adolescents usually consists of cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps teens ...
Depression Treatment’s Quiet Revolution
Depression Treatment’s Quiet Revolution – Researchers from UNSW’s School of Psychiatry and The Black Dog Institute are trialling ketamine in people with severe depression. The recreational drug and a… by Vietnam Plants & The USA. plants A Place of Hope's Depression Treatment Ranked #1 in the United States A Place of Hope's Center for Counseling and Health Resources was ranked #1 for depression treatment in a recent review conducted by the Newsmax organization. The survey, which was based on patient feedback and internet research, ranked the top ten … Read more on 4-traders (press release) Read more... ...
Suicide Rates Are High Among the Elderly
... Rates Are High Among the Elderly Along with his increasing physical disability, he had a history of depression that included hospitalizations and electroconvulsive therapy. For years, he had struggled with alcohol abuse. Yet Ms. Goeke, who was starting graduate school across the … Read more on New York Times (blog) New WHO Treatment Guide for Mental Health Trauma GENEVA — New guidelines by the World Health Organization show primary health care workers how to treat patients suffering from trauma and loss. The guidelines, jointly published with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, also recommend advanced … Read more ...
Shocking: Surgical Anesthetic Appears to Treat Drug-Resistant Depression
by benchilada Shocking: Surgical anesthetic appears to treat drug-resistant depression (SALT LAKE CITY)—Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long been considered the most effective treatment of medication-resistant or refractory depression, millions of people who might benefit don't take advantage of it because of the treatment … Read more on Science Codex Medication or Talk Therapy? PET Scans May Personalize Depression Treatment Now, Emory researchers, led by Mayberg, are using PET (positron emission tomography) to try to identify which individuals with depression would most likely ...