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Brain Stimulation Approaches in the Treatment of Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

C Loo
C Loo*
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Type
Abstracts from ‘Brainwaves’— The Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting 2006, 6–8 December, Sydney, Australia
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , December 2006 , pp. 329
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 Blackwell Munksgaard

Overview

This symposium will discuss current clinical and potential future brain stimulation techniques for the treatment of depression: electroconvulsive therapy (A/Professor Loo), transcranial magnetic stimulation (Professor Mitchell), vagus nerve stimulation (Doctor Trollor), transcranial direct current stimulation, deep brain stimulation and parallels with psychosurgery (Doctor Malhi). Each talk will present an overview of the current state of the field, recent original research and possible mechanisms of action. The session will conclude with a panel discussion on similarities and differences in the neurobiological effects of these different brain stimulation approaches.