According to Moniz, all of his case studies proved to be beneficial in treating various mental disorders. He further states that these case studies and the data gathered from them speak for themselves and that "the results are not a mere coincidence." However, this report does lack general persuasiveness in that it is authored by the procedures inventor. For one, there is no peer review of the study and results, thus one has to read the article with bias from the author. If there was a peer review of the study, the article would have more credibility. Further, the report lacks any actual interview with the clients. Thus, the data is from...
The persuasiveness of the article would be greater if the clients were given an opportunity to express their independent views of the procedures effect and benefit.
History of the Problem Rachel Evans (2011) lists a number of nutritional therapies for the treatment of depression, ranging from St. John's Wort to "dan zhi xiao yao, a traditional Chinese medicine." Alternative medicine has often been seen as a supplement to the treatment of depression in the past. Other treatments have included the famous lobotomy technique designed by Portuguese neurologist Antonio Egas Moniz, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for
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