https://www.psychdb.com/ 2026-07-27T12:19:08-0700 https://www.psychdb.com/ https://www.psychdb.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-02-21T09:54:10-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/brain-stimulation/dbs?rev=1613930050&do=diff Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Primer Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a form of brain stimulation that involves invasive neurosurgical intervention and implantation of electrodes under MRI guidance into specific brain regions.Milev, R. V., Giacobbe, P., Kennedy, S. H., Blumberger, D. M., Daskalakis, Z. J., Downar, J., ... & CANMAT Depression Work Group. (2016). Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 clinical guidelines for the management of adults with major depressive di… text/html 2025-09-21T23:44:06-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/brain-stimulation/ect?rev=1758523446&do=diff Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Primer Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a form of brain stimulation performed under general anesthesia, in which electrical currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. The indications for treatment with ECT are numerous, including for <ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head… text/html 2021-02-21T08:42:40-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/brain-stimulation/home?rev=1613925760&do=diff Brain Stimulation Primer Brain stimulation therapies (Neurostimulation, neuromodulation) are a type of intervention used to treat psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders. Neurostimulation involve activating or inhibiting the areas of the brain directly via electricity or magnetic stimulus. The electricity can be delivered in various ways, including via electrodes implanted in the brain (e.g. - deep brain stimulation), or non-invasively through electrodes on the scalp (e.g. - electroconvulsi… text/html 2024-01-18T11:53:59-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/brain-stimulation/mst?rev=1705607639&do=diff Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) Primer Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) is a form of brain stimulation performed under general anesthesia, where electromagnetic induction to is used to induce an electric field in the brain strong enough to elicit a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. MST is currently an investigative therapy, and being explored as an alternative to ECT.<ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_column… text/html 2026-05-24T22:02:03-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/brain-stimulation/rtms?rev=1779685323&do=diff Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Primer Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a form of brain stimulation that uses focused magnetic field pulses to induce electrical currents in neural tissue non-invasively, via an inductor coil positioned against the scalp.<ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div clas… text/html 2024-05-09T10:06:37-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/brain-stimulation/tdcs?rev=1715274397&do=diff Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) Primer Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a form of brain stimulation that delivers a continuous low-amplitude electrical current to a specified cortical region using scalp electrodes. Stimulation over the cortex increases cortical excitability through depolarization of neuronal membrane potential. By contrast, cathodal stimulation decreases cortical excitability through hyperpolarization of the membrane potential. <ul id="frontpage…