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Biofeedback is an alternative medicine approach that teaches people tochange the way their bodies function. It is a mind-body therapy that mayimprove physical and mental health. During a biofeedback session, apractitioner uses monitoring equipment and instruments to measure yourbody's functions.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionallytriggering a brief seizure. ECT is used to treat: Severe depression, particularlywhen accompanied by detachment from reality (psychosis), a desire to commitsuicide or refusal to eat.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive andrelatively painless tool that has been used to study various cognitive functionsas well as to understand the brain–behavior relationship in normal individualsas well as in those with various neuropsychiatric disorders.