C. Norman Shealy

Toward general experimentation and discovery in conditioned laboratory spaces: Part II. pH-change experience at four remote sites, 1 year later.

OBJECTIVES (1) To demonstrate information entanglement between separated sites of a single experimental system over distances of 1500-2000 miles and (2) to provide experimental DeltapH(t)-data, above the theoretical value for conditioned spaces, over a long time period for these various sites. DESIGN The same as Part I of this series but with two additional control sites, 1500-2000 miles distant from any intention imprinted electrical device (IIED) site. SETTING/LOCATION The same as Part I but scientific laboratories for the two additional control sites. SUBJECTS Three IIED sites plus five control sites. INTERVENTIONS None. RESULTS DeltapH(t)-data variations with time, over a long time duration, for all sites. CONCLUSIONS Major information entanglement exists between IIED sites and non-IIED sites, even at separation distances in excess of 2000 miles.

Safe Effective Nondrug Treatment of Chronic Depression: A Review of Research on Low-Voltage Cranial Electrical Stimulation and Other Adjunctive Therapies

Although clinical practice guidelines tend to emphasize pharmacological treatments for chronic depression, safe and effective nondrug treatments are available. This article reviews three decades of research at the Shealy Institute on nonpharmacological treatments for chronic depression in chronic pain patients via low-voltage electrical stimulation and other adjunctive therapies. More than 30,000 chronically depressed patients have been treated with cranial electrical stimulation at 1 to 2 mA at 15,000 Hz, modulated at 500 and 15 Hz. Approximately half of patients treated with this approach experienced marked clinical improvement. When combined with photostimulation at 1 to 7 Hz, 85% of patients improved adequately without use of antidepressant drugs and without complications. Magnesium replacement and nutrition education are useful adjuncts. This program is cost effective and can be carried out by a nurse practitioner and an assistant. Further controlled clinical research and research on mechanisms of action would strengthen the validity of these findings and increase the application of these therapeutic approaches.