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New Treatment Approaches for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jun 6, 2012

I have been known to lament that there’s nothing new under the sun when it comes to depression treatment, and thus, there is little hope for people with true treatment-resistant depression. (And by treatment-resistant depression I mean people who really have tried everything, and there are few in this category.)

But I forget how far we’ve come and how fast. It isn’t fair to say there aren’t new approaches to treatment-resistant depression because there are new approaches being researched and approved every year. Here are a few noted by Current Psychiatry article Innovative approaches to treatment-resistant depression:

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Cause Improvements in Memory

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jun 26, 2009

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Cause Improvements in Memory – Psychiatric TimesNow, understand that depression impinges on memory function and the correlation below may not be the rTMS improving memory per se but...

More on rTMS and VNS and MRI

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jan 18, 2009

I frequent poster, Herb, has introduced more information on the rTMS with VNS topic. Some doctors are saying it is possible. Additionally, if you read the whole thread, someone corrects me and notes that MRIs are possible with a...

How Much Does VNS Implant Surgery Cost?

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Feb 9, 2008

I just got my hospital bill, and it isn’t the $30,000 I was quoted beforehand. Here’s how it really breaks down:Pre-surgery tests:Professional fee $135Laboratory $58Chemistry $46Hematology $36Urology $34Clinic...