Ethics and informed consent of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD)

Neuroethics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-22

  Jotterand, Fabrice ^a   McClintock, Shawn M ^a,b   Alexander, Archie A ^c   Husain, Mustafa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Policy Bioethics Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Neuroethics; Policy; Treatment resistant depression; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITY; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77949654992     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-009-9051-y     Document Type: Review

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