A headset, which zaps the brains of people suffering from depression, was able to improve symptoms in over 64% of the patients involved in the trial.

This therapy is known as transcranial direct current stimulation, and differs from the more commonly known electroconvulsive therapy or ECT.

To tell more about this, Seán is joined by Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at UCC and Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry…