Depression has become a major public health
crisis in recent years.
It is the most common
of all psychiatric disorders and ranks among
the top causes of worldwide disease burden.
Studies show an estimated 9.
5 percent of the
population suffer from...
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Depression has become a major public health
crisis in recent years.
It is the most common
of all psychiatric disorders and ranks among
the top causes of worldwide disease burden.
Studies show an estimated 9.
5 percent of the
population suffer from a depressive order
each year.
Most people who suffer from depression can
be treated with antidepressant medication,
psychotherapy or electroconvulsive
therapy.
However, approximately 20
percent of patients do not respond to these
interventions.
Recent research shows
surgical intervention with deep brain
stimulation (DBS) may be an effective
treatment option to ease major depression in
cases where other therapies have failed.
Deep brain stimulation
DBS is a surgical procedure that involves
placing implantable battery-powered
electrodes into a targeted area of the brain
that is functioning abnormally.
The medical
device is also called a brain pacemaker.
The electrode is connected to a batterypowered stimu
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