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Electroconvulsive Therapy | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Vagus Nerve Stimulation | Deep Brain Stimulation | Other Brain Stimulation Treatments | Conclusion | References

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Psychiatry is now developing a third realm of treatment modalities, complementing the well-established realms of psychopharmacology (medications) and psychotherapy. Different names are being proposed to describe these treatments, ranging from “neuromodulation” to “brain stimulation techniques” to the hard-to-understand and cumbersome term “nonpharmacological somatic treatments.” As a class, these methods involve focal electrical brain stimulation of some sort, and they vary widely in their invasiveness and methods of delivery. Table 4- outlines most of the current methods.

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