severe depression

Validity and Reliability of the EQ-5D for Cancer Patients in Korea.

Validity and reliability of the EQ-5D for cancer patients in Korea.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Support Care Cancer. 2012 Apr 10;
Kim SH, Hwang JS, Kim TW, Hong YS, Jo MW

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to… Continue reading →

Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Chinese Elderly With Late-Onset Depression.

Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Chinese Elderly with Late-onset Depression.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

East Asian Arch Psychiatry. 2012 Mar; 22(1): 25-30
Tam CW, Lam LC

OBJECTIVES. To investigate cognitive and functional impairment in Chinese elderly subjects with late-onset… Continue reading →

Depression Treatment: Shock Therapy’s Effect on Depression Discovered, Researchers Say – Bloomberg

Shock Therapy’s Effect on Depression Discovered, Researchers Say – Bloomberg

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The procedure mimics a seizure, sending a brief electric current to the brain. ECT has the strongest supporting data among treatments for patients whose depression doesn’t… Continue reading →

Depression Treatment: Controversial Depression Treatment ‘explained’ in Breakthrough – Stv.tv

Controversial depression treatment ‘explained’ in breakthrough – Stv.tv

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Scientists have uncovered the way a controversial treatment for severe depression could work for the first time. The researchers claimed electroconvulsive therapy could change the way different parts… Continue reading →