Electrical stimulation may help relieve symptoms of PTSD and depression, study suggests

A non-invasive treatment that stimulates nerves through an electrical impulse many help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), a new study has suggested. The technique, called External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS), was delivered to 12 patients who used a device nightly for 8 weeks. Patients experienced significant improvements in symptoms related to PTSD and depression, and scores related to quality of life increased. After four weeks, the subjects’ scores on the PTSD and the HDRS-17 declined by an average of nearly one third. By week eight, their scores were cut roughly in half in both