Major Depression Treatments Boost Brain Connectivity
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Inpatient treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) can lead to brain connectivity increases that are associated with degree of symptom improvement, new research suggests.
In a "repeat" MRI study, adult participants with MDD had significantly lower brain connectivity compared with their healthy peers at baseline — but showed significant improvement at the 6-week follow-up. These improvements were associated with decreases in symptom severity, independent of whether they received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or other treatment modalities.
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@rahul This gives hope to patients who believe nothing can change and they have to live with a disease forever because it is 'set in stone' in their brain