Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuGughN6DG/ Neuroscientists in London and Texas now report the successful management of major depression using at-home application of transcranial direct current electrical stimulation.  A total of 174 subjects with depression participated in the 10 week trial.  Half of the group received 30 minute at-home electrical stimulations with a week current between two electrodes while the other half, the controls, received sham stimulation. Those receiving true stimulation enjoyed a 3-fold greater improvement in their depression severity.  The rate of depression remission was twice as high for the treatment group versus the controls. At-home electrical stimulation offers another mode of therapy to those depressed individuals who either have side effects with medications or fail to respond to them. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03305-y #depression #transcranial #dcstimulation #home