Electrical Device in Brain Might Help with Depression — VOA Learning English
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Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is an experimental treatment that involves having an electrical device placed in the brain.
The treatment gives patients’ brains targeted electrical impulses.
Researchers say DBS could help some of the nearly 3 million Americans with depression that resists other treatments. It is approved for conditions like Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. Many doctors and patients hope it will become more widely available for depression.
Recent research suggests gains are possible and more research is planned. However, two earlier studies showed no gains using DBS for depression. Those results have slowed the treatment that involves a brain operation. Some scientists…
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