Friday, April 23, 2010

Technology Review: Brain Waves Predict Suicide Risk

Technology Review: Brain Waves Predict Suicide Risk
When Hunter examined the results, she found a striking effect: Those patients on antidepressants who indicated any increase in suicidal thoughts also showed a drastic decrease in activity in their MRF region just 48 hours after starting their meds--six times the decrease shown in subjects with no change in suicidal thoughts. But after one week, the two groups were nearly identical again.