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Monday, August 1, 2011

Unsuccessful use of DBS...

It is with much sadness that I recently read of a DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) patient who has not obtained efficacy from her involvement in the research program.  Also of interest to me were the comments made by Dr. John O'Reardon.  That in turn led my thoughts back to my coining of the phrase "The Trial and Error Approach to Wellness" over 4 decades ago.  There simply are no guarantees of efficacy and the only way to know for sure is to try.

Here's the link to the blog.  Pay careful attention to the posting of April 2011 and especially the two audio presentations:

http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/special-features/2010/02/03/living-with-chronic-depression/7912

Herb

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