Posted by Jedi on May 4, 2007, at 1:12:31
In reply to Re: If MAOIs fail, what then? » Jedi, posted by Phillipa on May 3, 2007, at 19:19:41
> Jedi don't forget that DBS is now being done. San Diego this summer. Love Phillipa
Thanks Phillipa, I haven't researched DBS at all. Here is a Medscape interview with Helen S. Mayberg, MD,"about her groundbreaking research into the neurophysiologic loci of depression and the benefits of DBS for patients with intractable illness".
Take care,
JediLink: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/520659
From Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Expert Interview:
Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Expert Interview With Helen S. Mayberg, MD
Posted 01/05/2006
Author Information: Helen S. Mayberg, MD, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaDisclosure: Helen S. Mayberg, MD, has disclosed that she has served as an advisor or consultant to Cyberonics and Advanced Neuromodulation Systems and has a patent licensed from Advanced Neuromodulation Systems.
Editor's Note:
Despite numerous advances in our understanding of the neurophysiology of depression and the development of pharmacologic treatments, many treated individuals remain symptomatic. Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective approach for patients who do not respond to standard treatments, and recently, vagus nerve stimulation also was approved for treatment-resistant depression. Investigational strategies that directly target the brain are also proving to be successful, including transcranial magnetic stimulation, magnetic seizure therapy, and deep brain stimulation (DBS). On behalf of Medscape, Alisa R. Gutman interviewed Helen S. Mayberg, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, about her groundbreaking research into the neurophysiologic loci of depression and the benefits of DBS for patients with intractable illness.
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