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Depression and the Brain: Aberration of Adaptation?

By Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC

In this brief, but interesting video clip from Charlie Rose, Dr. Helen Mayberg, who is one of NARSAD’s  Healthy Minds Across America researchers, tells us what neuroscientists and the rest of us need to ask about understanding depression.

Dr. Mayberg is known for her work delineating abnormal brain function in patients with clinical depression using functional neuroimaging. This work led to the first pilot study of deep brain stimulation (DBS), a reversible method of selective modulation of a specific brain circuit, for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC is the author of Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On Without Wasting Time or Money and is an internationally licensed psychotherapist and addiction specialist with over 25 years experience as well as a consultant to organizations and companies in the fields of mental health and addiction. Learn more about Richard here.

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Zwolinski, R. (2010). Depression and the Brain: Aberration of Adaptation?. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 13, 2012, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/therapy-soup/2010/04/depression-and-the-brain-aberration-of-adaptation/

 

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