It began its clinical trials in 2003 by researchers from the Brown University Medical Center and is now showing results.

By using electrical pulses, doctors discovered a new treatment that can somehow help people suffering from depression live a happy life.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Rezai explained how the treatment works.

“We slowly advance this probe into the brain,” he said, “and it goes to the precise location where there’s abnormal activity going on resulting in depression. Then we activate it by inserting tiny electrical pulses.”

He then added that the patient will feel nothing as the electrical pulses are mild.

54-year old Ohio resident Dianne Hire underwent the treatment and was happy with the outcome.  After 20 years suffering from depression, she is now feeling a sense of happiness.  “I’m starting to smile.  I’m so happy.” she said.

She tried the treatment after undergoing several anti-depressant drug doses and psychotherapy which nothing worked. She even tried to end her life thrice.

“It was unbearable. It was just unbearable. You start to feel that your friends and family would be better off without you.” She said.

But  when her doctors suggested this new therapy, she agreed. “There’s just not anything that’s going to change. So why live like this?” she said.

Her doctors then implanted battery powered pacemakers in her chest with wires extending to her brain.  It immensely helped her as now she had been more sociable; she likes to be with her friends and family always.

“There is such a huge difference, I can jump out of bed and look forward to the day. And I never used to do that.” she said.

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