Importance Exposure to a disaster is common, and one-third or more of individuals severely
exposed may develop posttraumatic stress disorder or other disorders. A systematic …

Modern neuropsychopharmacology commenced in the 1950s with the serendipitous
discovery of first-generation antipsychotics and antidepressants which were therapeutically …

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a putative approach for treatment-resistant depression
(TRD) has now been researched for about a decade. Several uncontrolled studies—all in …

Background Major depression is a worldwide severe mental health problem. Unfortunately,
not all depressed patients respond to pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy, even when …

The ability to accurately process numerical magnitudes and solve mental arithmetic is of
highest importance for schooling and professional career. Although impairments in these …

Major depressive disorder is a disabling psychiatric condition that causes a significant
burden on individuals and society. There is still a lack of a clear understanding of the …

Introduction: Neuromodulation (NM) is a complementary therapy for patients with drug-
resistant epilepsy. Vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation of the anterior …

Preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that depression might be associated with a
dysfunction in the reward/motivation circuitry. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the …

Background For more than 50 years, research in convulsive therapy has been focused on
the impact of electricity and seizures on memory and not on brain chemistry or …

Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for movement
disorders. We have previously shown that in our practice, the majority of adult patients prefer …