| Literature DB >> 17094924 |
Ziad Nahas1, Carol Burns, Milton J Foust, Baron Short, Tal Herbsman, Mark S George.
Abstract
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy is the first US Food and Drug Administration-approved somatic clinical intervention for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Long-term open data suggest a sustainable antidepressant response over time. Here we review the clinical data that exist so far and their limitations. We also discuss guidelines that may inform the clinical utilization of this procedure. Further clinical studies, in addition to prospective cost utilization and health economic investigations, are needed to better understand VNS therapy and the impact it holds on TRD care.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17094924 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-006-0049-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Psychiatry Rep ISSN: 1523-3812 Impact factor: 5.285