‘I tried 21 antidepressants before deep brain stimulation’ | Science News

Amanda is currently in a clinical trial that aims to treat her depression with deep brain stimulation (DBS). It’s built on the scientific premise that electrical stimulation can reset brains that are in the grips of powerful and devastating psychiatric disorders. In this video, Amanda describes how she uses art to process her experience with intense depression and DBS.

This video was made possible with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

CREDITS
Video producer & editor
Luke Groskin

Reporter
Laura Sanders

Supervising producer
Helen Thompson

Illustrations & additional artwork
Amanda

Special thanks
Amanda, Elizabeth Quill, Ashley Yeager, Nancy Shute

Additional footage & stills
Mount Sinai Health System, Jmarchn/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), tawattiw/Vetta/Getty Images

Music
Audio Network