Deep brain stimulation offers hope to people with treatment-resistant illnesses

September 12, 2008 By Judith Graham

Every day during a four-year deep depression, Sean Miller thought of ending his life. Nothing relieved the emotional darkness - not therapy, not medication, not loving attention from family and friends.



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