brain stimulation

[Privacy : A Most Important Dimension for the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents.]

[Privacy : A most important dimension for the quality of life of nursing home residents.]

Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Mar 10;
Behr A, Meyer R, Holzhausen M, Kuhlmey A, Schenk L

BACKGROUND: A fundamental aim of social science and… Continue reading

Deep Brain Stimulation for Major Depression


 

Deep brain stimulation for major depression – Thomas E. Schlaepfer, psychiatrist at the University Hospital of Bonn, Germany, tells us about Deep Brain Stimulation for the treatment of refractory psychiatric disorders

 

Opinion Shaper: Dementia-like symptoms don't automatically mean… Continue reading

Chattin With Catherine: Interview of Psychiatrist & TMS Expert Kira Stein, MD


 

Chattin With Catherine: Interview of Psychiatrist & TMS Expert Kira Stein, MD – West Coast TMS Institute’s director Kira Stein, MD discusses how transcranial magnetic stimulation, an effective, non-invasive, FDA-approved, office-based treatment for clinical depression with few side effects.… Continue reading

Neuroplasticity-Based Brain Stimulation Interventions in the Study and Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Review.

Neuroplasticity-based brain stimulation interventions in the study and treatment of schizophrenia: a review.

Can J Psychiatry. 2013 Feb; 58(2): 93-8
Rajji TK, Rogasch NC, Daskalakis ZJ, Fitzgerald PB

We reviewed novel brain stimulation approaches that modify neuroplasticity and are… Continue reading

Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation Results in Insula and Prefrontal Activation: A Large Animal FMRI Study.

Nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation results in insula and prefrontal activation: a large animal FMRI study.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(2): e56640
Knight EJ, Min HK, Hwang SC, Marsh MP, Paek S, Kim I, Felmlee JP, Abulseoud OA, Bennet KE,… Continue reading

CACNA1C Risk Variant and Amygdala Activity in Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Healthy Controls.

CACNA1C Risk Variant and Amygdala Activity in Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Healthy Controls.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(2): e56970
Tesli M, Skatun KC, Ousdal OT, Brown AA, Thoresen C, Agartz I, Melle I, Djurovic S, Jensen J, Andreassen OA

Several… Continue reading

Targeting Depression


 

Targeting Depression – Story of a woman rescued from debilitating depression by the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), in DBS uses targeted high-frequency electrical stimulation. For More Information on Depression and Deep Brain Stimulation “Emory Neuroscientist Helen Mayberg… Continue reading

Rehab Centers: A General Theoretical Framework for Interpreting Patient-Reported Outcomes Estimated From Ordinally Scaled Item Responses.

A general theoretical framework for interpreting patient-reported outcomes estimated from ordinally scaled item responses.

Filed under: Rehab Centers

Stat Methods Med Res. 2013 Feb 19;
Massof RW

A simple theoretical framework explains patient responses to items in rating scale… Continue reading

History of Psychosurgery: Psychiatrist’s Perspective.

History of Psychosurgery: Psychiatrist’s Perspective.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

World Neurosurg. 2013 Feb 15;
Lapidus KA, Kopell BH, Ben-Haim S, Rezai AR, Goodman WK

Interest in using neuromodulation to treat psychiatric disorders is rapidly increasing. The development of novel… Continue reading

Randomized Control Trial to Test a Computerized Psychosocial Cancer Assessment and Referral Program: Methods and Research Design.

Randomized Control Trial to Test a Computerized Psychosocial Cancer Assessment and Referral Program: Methods and Research Design.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Feb 6;
O’Hea EL, Cutillo A, Dietzen L, Harralson T, Grissom G, Person S,… Continue reading