Vagus nerve stimulation for chronic major depressive disorder: 12-month outcomes in highly treatment-refractory patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1221-1225

  Christmas, David ^a   Steele, J Douglas ^a   Tolomeo, Serenella ^a,b   Eljamel, M Sam ^a   Matthews, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic depression; Major depressive disorder; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

CHRONIC DEPRESSION; MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84888358513     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.080     Document Type: Article

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