The effectiveness of magnetic therapy in the treatment of affective disorders is supported by the finding that some clients with affective disorders:
a. have favorably responded to implantation of magnets in the deep recesses of the brain
b. show irreversible underlying brain activity after regional stimulation with pulsating fields
c. are able to replace antidepressant medication with transcutaneous magnetic therapy
d. improved in mood after certain kinds of magnetic imaging procedures (MRI spectroscopy)
D
Some research has found that clients with affective disorders experience improved mood after certain kinds of magnetic imaging procedures. These include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy. These findings have led to preliminary investigations of a variety of externally applied magnetic fields that may prove useful in the management of clients with psychiatric disorders.
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