Ultime novità sulla Light Therapy

Caro Professore, soffro di depressione ed ogni anno in autunno è la stessa cosa: non riesco ad evitare la crisi. Ho sentito parlare della terapia della luce. Mi potrebbe aiutare? La Fototerapia o terapia della luce (in inglese Light Therapy) è ormai conosciuta anche...

Low-frequency rTMS over right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the treatment of resistant depression: cognitive improvement is independent from clinical response, resting motor threshold is related to clinical response.

BACKGROUND: Clinical studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is effective in a certain percentage of treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) 10 Hz rTMS stimulation received FDA approval...

Ondansetron augmentation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who are inadequate responders to serotonin reuptake inhibitors: Improvement with treatment and worsening following discontinuation

Abstract  Object: The aim of this study was to evaluate low-dose ondansetron as an augmentation strategy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who do not adequately respond to serotonin reuptake inhibits (SRIs). Methods: Twenty-one OCD patients who had...