Music Impulse Stimulation effective as add on treatment for depression
Depression is a common mental illness worldwide, with an estimated 3.8% of the population affecting, 5.0% adults and 5.7% among adults older than 60 years.
A new study by Dr Gudrun Agusta Sigurdardottir and team from Psychiatric Centre Amager, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen S, Denmark reported that High Amplitude Low Frequency–Music Impulse Stimulation (HALF- MIS) treatment might have beneficial effect as an add-on treatment for depression by Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS).
The study is published in Brain and Behaviour journal.
The objective of the study was to determine the feasibility, efficacy, and potential side effects of HALF-MIS, used as an add-on treatment for depression.
The study was an open randomized controlled pilot study. Patients with depressive disorder were randomly allocated to either a HALF-MIS group with eight add-on HALF-MIS sessions (over a period of 3–4 weeks) or a control group which received treatment as usual. Seated in a specially designed chair embedded with a transducer, their central nervous system was stimulated through the abdomen, using music and vibration. Hamilton rating was performed. Side effects were registered.
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