treatment-resistant depression

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

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NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with recurring depression that she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy that she could barely move. She knew the disease could kill her. Both her parents had taken their own lives. She was willing to try something extreme: having … Read more

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

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NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with recurring depression that she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy that she could barely move. She knew the disease could kill her. Both her parents had taken their own lives. She was willing to try something extreme: having … Read more

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

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NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression that she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy that she could barely move. She knew the disease could kill her. Both her parents had taken their own lives. She was willing to try something … Read more

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

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NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression that she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy that she could barely move. She knew the disease could kill her. Both her parents had taken their own lives. She was willing to try something … Read more