Which therapy was originally used on epilepsy clients to control seizures and was noted to have an antidepressant effect on clients with depression?
a. hemispherectomy c. temporal resection
b. electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) d. vagus nerve stimula-tion
D
Vagus nerve stimulation involves inserting a small electrode around the left vagus nerve in the neck, which is connected to a pulse generator implanted in the chest wall. Pulses of electricity stimulate the vagus nerve every few minutes. VNS has been used for years in epilepsy clients to control seizures and was noted to have an antidepressant effect on those clients, prompting research as an alternative for depressed clients in whom medications have failed or are contraindicated.
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