Researcher discovers promising treatment for depression

David* has lived with depression on and off since he was 19. At times over the past 15 years it has arrived without warning, whereas other episodes have been triggered by a stressful event.

Researcher discovers promising treatment for depression 1421986605546

Researcher discovers promising treatment for depression 1421986605546

Having tried various treatments, including counselling and medication, all with some degree of success, he enrolled in the trial of a promising new therapy that combines gentle brain stimulation using weak electric current and thinking exercises.

During his 15 sessions over three weeks last year David found his mood unchanged, but about a month later noticed he was feeling good.

"Then in June and July I had quite a few stressful situations and in the past I probably would've fallen into a heap. However, I found I had this new resilience to get through them, which was really surprising," he says.

David wasn't the only one who was surprised. Dr Rebecca Segrave, the neuropsycologist and researcher who came up with the idea to combine gentle brain stimulation with brain training, was so shocked by the trial's results she re-checked her figures several times.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/australian-researcher-discovers-promising-treatment-for-depression-20150124-12us2l.html

Researcher discovers promising treatment for depression

Researcher discovers promising treatment for depression

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