Most patients who suffer from severe depression rarely find effective and long-lasting treatments for the condition. That could change now, thanks to a new method that involves using weak electrical impulses to stimulate a part of the brain with fine electrodes.
Our report presents a patient who was treated with this “deep-brain stimulation.” The therapy has lifted her out of her depression and helped her enjoy life again. But more clinical studies are needed to find out whether the method really works in the long term.
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