RESEARCH ABOUT ALPHA-STIM® AND DEPRESSION
Depression can be difficult for others to understand, especially those who have never experienced the feelings of not being able to move forward or feel happy. It is easy to tell the depressed person to get out and exercise, or to participate in activities and just to get on with it. However, depression is a brain issue. No one wants to be depressed, they want to feel better and get back into life.
The depressed person does not want to feel this way, he or she needs relief. Once the depression has lifted, the person can resume normal activities and with coaching can become positive again or maybe for the first time can feel joy. Once the depression begins to lift, it is important to also begin a healthy eating program, exercising and changing your thinking. This will help more than you might realize. However, it often takes something like Alpha-Stim to get you feeling good enough to incorporate these steps into your daily life.
Depression can be lifted and we have seen excellent results with our patients. If depression has you down, now is a good time to find your answer. The ALPHA-STIM SCS device will help you move forward with your life and allow you to feel the joy you once had. Keep in mind it generally takes about 3 weeks to feel a big difference using the Alpha-Stim SCS, but it is well worth the effort if you can regain a feeling of happiness, motivation and focus, and get a good night’s sleep. Let us know if we can help you by emailing or calling us today.
Research and published reports are listed by primary investigator, title and year in reverse chronological order
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Kirsch, Daniel L. and Gilula, Marshall. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the treatment of depression – Part 2. Practical Pain Management, 7(5):32-40, 2007.
Kirsch, Daniel L. and Gilula, Marshall. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the treatment of depression – Part 1. Practical Pain Management, 7(4):33-41, 2007
Kirsch, Daniel L. Cranial electrotherapy
stimulation for the treatment of anxiety, depression, insomnia
and other conditions. Insert: Giordano, James.
Illustrating how CES works. Natural Medicine,
23:118-120, 2006.
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Gilula, Marshall F., and Kirsch, Daniel L.
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation review: a safer alternative
to psychopharmaceuticals in the treatment of depression.
Journal of Neurotherapy, 9(2):7-26, 2005. Presented at the
International Society for Neuronal Regulation 12th Annual
Conference, August 26-29, 2004 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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Gilula, Marshall F. and Barach, Paul R. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation: a safe neuromedical treatment for anxiety, depression or insomnia. Southern Medical Journal. 97(12):1269-1270, 2004.
Kirsch, Daniel, L. and Smith R.Cranial
electrotherapy stimulation for anxiety, depression, insomnia,
cognitive dysfunction, and pain. In Bioelectromagnetic
Medicine. Paul J. Rosch, Ed. Marcel Dekker, New York, Pp
727-740, 2004.
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Kennerly, Richard.
QEEG analysis of cranial electrotherapy: a pilot study.
Journal of Neurotherapy (8)2, 2004. Presented at the
International Society for Neuronal Regulation annual conference,
September 18-21, 2003 in Houston, Texas.
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Kirsch, Daniel L. Postmarketing survey of Alpha-Stim CES patients. Summarized here and presented in detail in the book The Science Behind Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation, 2nd Ed., Medical Scope Publishing Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2002.
Schroeder, M.J., and Barr, R.E.
Quantitative analysis of electroencephalogram during cranial
electrotherapy stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology.
112:2075-2083, 2001. Doctoral dissertation, The
Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin, 191 pages,
1999
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Heffernan, Michael.
Comparative effects of microcurrent stimulation on EEG spectrum
and correlation dimension. Integrative Physiological and
Behavioral Science, 31(3):202-209, 1996.
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