Dr. Irving Reti, Director of the Johns Hopkins Brain Stimulation Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences explains the treatment modalities available – electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation - the characteristics of each, how to minimize side-effects and manage a patient’s medication. He also discusses new uses for the treatment beyond the relief of severe depression as well as his recent research probing why ECT works.
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Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Illness: ECT and TMS
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