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Psychiatrist and Director of the Bipolar Clinic and Research Program at Massachusetts General looks at the three new alternatedeemed miraculoustreatments for depression ECT Ketamine and TMS

Depression affects eleven million people in the United States alone and 300 million people worldwide It ruins lives careers families and love of life We often think of pharmaceutical treatments at the best way to treat depression but the truth is that they dont work for everyone or they lose their efficacy for a third to half of all people with clinical depression But help is on the way in the form of three alternative treatments coming to the forefront electroconvulsive therapy ECT ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation TMS Curing people of depression is Dr Michael Henrys lifes work As one of the foremostdoctors in ECT Dr Henry sets out to show readers that these three treatments which are fraught with stereotypes and mystery are actually miraculousand proven to be so Often they can serve as a brain reboot to get trusted medications to start working again While these are not treatments you can do yourselfnor are they always easy to obtainDr Henrysheds light where is little offers sufferers options and looks to the future of depression treatment

Brain Rebootprovides a balanced evidencebased humanized guide to these three treatments It also focuses on the practical steps people need to take to get these treatments as well as how family and friends can support someone undergoing treatment and discusses emerging technology that is complementary to treatment