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shoe
08-04-2005, 10:44 AM
Instead of getting shocked with electricity (Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT) to treat depression, why not try Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) instead? According to this article, about 40% of depressive patients who receive this therapy show improvement where medication failed.

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