Friday, November 9, 2007

Device May Be a Godsend for People With Serious Depression

When the weather is cold and the sky is gray, some people tend to feel sad and unhappy. But these feelings are nothing in comparison with serious, chronic depression that is resistant to any kind of treatment.

Psychiatrist Hank Kaplan, D.O., considers the situation of people who have difficulties with getting out of bed. They sleep all they long, they cry a lot and simply they are not able to function normally. Work is something they can’t even talk about and even if they function within the family, they feel self-isolate.

This terrible state may be changed by a tiny pacemaker-like device. It weighs only a couple of ounces and is of two inches across. There are a lithium battery and a microprocessor inside the device. It is placed under the left c View the rest of this article


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