Depression could be ‘zapped’ away with brain stimulation, new study suggests: ‘Better quality of life’

By Melissa Rudy, Jan 25, 2024

Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, was not involved in the Nottingham study but reviewed the findings. “There is no doubt that magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for depression, and this study, using targeted magnetic pulses, further reinforces the efficacy of this treatment,” he said. A similar type of focused magnetic therapy was developed at Stanford, which found similar strong positive outcomes, Dimitriu said.

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