Read the article by Lorne Patterson and Myrrh Winston on the development of electrophysiological treatment for substance use ...

Autism is a complex interplay of symptoms that extend far beyond the diagnostic labels commonly associated with mental health conditions. From mood dysregulation and attentional challenges to trauma ...

Menninger is the only hospital in the U.S. to offer groundbreaking treatment ...

The mental health watchdog says the VA and DoD waste billions of dollars on treatments that contribute to high suicide rates, ...

Joan Bellingham suffered burns, memory loss and bouts of blindness. Her doctors called it treatment - but she calls it torture.

Children were given electroconvulsive therapy and sedatives as punishment - and it wasn't limited to Lake Alice.

Barbiturates are central nervous system depressant drugs that have been used to treat seizures, insomnia, migraines, and more ...

FOR decades, Sarah Smith suffered with depression. But now, due to a futuristic-looking headset that zapped electronic pulses deep into her brain, her fog has lifted. She tells Sun Health: “It’s ...

In such cases, patients may be prescribed neuromodulation therapy, which modulates brain activity in order to reduce depression symptoms. One promising form of neuromodulation therapy that researchers ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for depression. The indications for ECT include the following: Need for a rapid antidepressant response, Failure of drug therapies, ...

Some researchers suggest that ECT should be the treatment of choice for catatonia because of its effectiveness. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is an emerging treatment for ...