Korea's Ybrain headband takes aim at depression

 20-Jun-17, The Korea Herald

For the past 11 years, South Korea has recorded the highest suicide rate among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, with depression and mental illnesses behind most of the self-inflicted deaths.

Image: Park Hyun-koo / The Korea Herald

Despite the growing number of people suffering from chronic mental health problems, many South Koreans are still reluctant to receive in-hospital treatment due to social stigmas. But one tech startup has set out to address the issue with a new and innovative medical device that could possibly treat mental diseases at home.

Local startup Ybrain has created a headband that sends weak electric currents to the brain -- a device that the local startup believes could eventually become a revolutionary tool in the treatment of depression as it could be used at home.

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