electronic brain stimulation

[Brian Scott]

In article <32560DD0.13DC at postoffice.worldnet.att.net>,
kenneth paul collins  <KPCollins at postoffice.worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Marge Congress wrote:
>> 
>> Students at my high school need information about electronic brain
>> stimulation... is it a frequent course of therapy for any diseases,
>> what is done to the patient, what are the results, where can we find
>> other information about it.
>> 
>> TIA
>

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>
>ESB is not to be confuses with EST (electro-shock-"therapy") in which a 
>current is applied across the temples in efforts to blast folks out of 
>psychological "states" that are deemed, by societal consensus, to be 
>"undesireable"... ken collins


Steady on there buddy!  I've been told that ECT (EST) has been shown to 
be of help in clinically depressed patients which otherwise don't respond to 
drug therapy.  These people are in bad shape and suicide is a definite
possibility for them.  You make it sound like it's a bunch of Jack-booted
thugs eliminating the poor!

Brian



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