Alternative treatments for major depression

Hi levon, "electro-thearpy" is a pretty way of say ECT Electroconvulsive Thearpy which is as old as time.  In the last 20 years they have refined the treatment but it is still very much questionable as to weither or not it has a long lasting effect on helping depression.  Also, most people have to have these treatments quite often and they are given in combination with medications at times.  I would most certianly seek with a physician before even considering this form of treatment as it can have efffects that may not go away.

Here is some info on it....

http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p45-ect1.html

http://familydoctor.org/058.xml

You are most welcome   I hope you have a great day also!

You may be interested in reading the book "Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface," by Martha Manning. It is a memoir by a very successful clinical psychologist and professor who succumbs to severe depression to the point of complete disability. After trying about every medication she finally tries electro-therapy and is treated very successfully. It is not a difficult read, nor depressing, but very human, and funny at times. It is a good book in any case, and interesting to hear her journey to accept that this was her only chance to live again. It also comes from an interesting angle because she herself had been treating people with depression prior to and while dealing with her own depression. You can often find excerpts from this book in anthologies of writings on depression.