At-Home Brain Stimulation Explored as Alternative to SSRIs

A new FDA-approved headset using weak electric currents for brain stimulation is being investigated for its potential to reduce psychiatry's reliance on SSRIs. Researchers hope it could challenge current pill-centric treatment paradigms.

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Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s?

A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some researchers hope it could challenge the current pill-centric paradigm.

By Rachel E. Gross

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At-Home Brain Stimulation Explored as Alternative to SSRIs

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