ECT, an effective solution for Depression
If ECT is used for many years to treat certain severe depression despite the side effects they cause, no scientific work had helped to understand their mode of action. According to a study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), British researchers are to disclose the process.
Mood disorder causing loss of life force and motivation, depression, affect, each year, 8% of the French population, or 3 million people all ages. While most experts agree that clinical depression includes a number of symptoms (anxiety, loss of attention, memory problems and sleep, etc..), The causes are many and the few mechanisms known.
To address some particularly severe depression, since the 30s, some specialists use electroshock which he was shown the benefits, despite side effects reported, such as memory impairment. Researchers at universities of Aberdeen and Dundee (UK) have been working on nine patients to understand the mechanisms involved. The study consisted of administering electroshock under anesthesia, and analyze brain scans of participants.
The first results confirm that electroshock treatments can improve the condition of people suffering from severe depression, and show that they lead to a decrease of Hyperconnectivity in some areas of the brain linked to depression.
Mood disorder causing loss of life force and motivation, depression, affect, each year, 8% of the French population, or 3 million people all ages. While most experts agree that clinical depression includes a number of symptoms (anxiety, loss of attention, memory problems and sleep, etc..), The causes are many and the few mechanisms known.
To address some particularly severe depression, since the 30s, some specialists use electroshock which he was shown the benefits, despite side effects reported, such as memory impairment. Researchers at universities of Aberdeen and Dundee (UK) have been working on nine patients to understand the mechanisms involved. The study consisted of administering electroshock under anesthesia, and analyze brain scans of participants.
The first results confirm that electroshock treatments can improve the condition of people suffering from severe depression, and show that they lead to a decrease of Hyperconnectivity in some areas of the brain linked to depression.
This breakthrough could allow the researchers to consider new therapeutic approaches, including better targeting treatment areas.
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