Psychology & Psychiatry

Why schizophrenia and apathy go hand in hand

Schizophrenia, which affects up to 1% of the population, is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple symptoms. One of the most common, and for which there is no treatment, is apathy and lack of motivation.

Neuroscience

Sound stimulation aids saccular dysfunction with Meniere disease

Sound stimulation of 75 dB at a frequency of 100 Hz leads to improvement in cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) amplitude in patients with definitive Meniere disease, according to a study published online ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Personalized magnetic stimulation may help in treating depression

Not all patients with depression respond to medication. Two recently published studies provide additional information on how an alternative treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), could be further enhanced. TMS ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression therapy has magnetic appeal across Minnesota

A magnetic therapy for persistent depression is in such demand in the Twin Cities that Allina Health has doubled its capacity with the opening of a new mental health center in Fridley, Minnesota.