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Brian has suffered from severe, unremitting depression for almost two decades. he has tried therapy, numerous psychotropic medications, and ect. nothing has helped. what is the likelihood that he might respond to deep brain stimulation (dbs)?

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There is a possibility that Brian will likely be helped with the use of the deep brain stimulation because using this has helped an individual that has depression or has an obsessive compulsive disorder. This is known to treat physiological disorders that are mentioned to this answer.
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