
The Russian Ministry of Health has updated the standard of treatment for depression, including mandatory examination by a urologist and psychiatrist, tests for hepatitis, HIV and Treponema pallidum, as well as additional methods: brain stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, blood purification, laser therapy and hypoxia exposure.
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The Russian Ministry of Health has updated the standard of treatment for depression, as follows from the draft order, which was reviewed by the TASS agency.
The Russian Ministry of Health has updated the standard of treatment for depression. This follows from the draft order of the ministry, which the TASS news agency reviewed.
Now the patient will have to undergo an examination by a urologist and a psychiatrist, as well as be tested for hepatitis, HIV and Treponema pallidum.
In addition, the new standard included additional treatment methods, including various types of brain stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, blood purification procedures, laser therapy and hypoxia exposure.

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