A new breakthrough in depression treatment may soon provide mental health relief from the comfort of your own couch. Researchers have found that a device delivering mild electrical stimulation to the brain can safely and effectively treat depression symptoms — and patients can use it themselves without needing to visit a clinic.

A device that delivers a small electrical current to the brain has beneficial effects in cases of depression that doesn't respond to drugs or therapy.

At-home brain stimulation therapy can safely and effectively treat severe to moderate depression, a new clinical trial shows.

A new study suggests that people suffering from a bout of clinical depression might someday don a headset and administer a light electrical current to their brain to ease symptoms. Researchers say a clinical trial involving more than 170 people in the US and UK showed promise toward that end,