Efficacy and Safety of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression Published in Journal

On September 1st, the efficacy and safety ofprovide substantial evidence of a growing benefit
vagus nerve stimulation for depresssion wasof VNS Therapy over time when other
published in the prestigious peer reviewed journaltreatments have not worked or have stopped
of Biological Psychiatry.The data from the pivotalworking. This is particularly encouraging given the
clinical trial of vagus nerve stimulation andnature of treatment-resistant depression, a
depression was been on published September 1st,devastating and difficult to treat condition."The
in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal ofpublication of these articles is very important to
Biological Psychiatry. There were three articlesyou because third party payers (private insurance
published in Biological Psychiatry about VNScompanies, Medicare, etc.) will help facilitate the
Therapy and depression. The articles confirm theapproval of reimbursement of VNS Therapy for
association of VNS Therapy with significantdepression. Although reimbursement decisions will
antidepressant benefits that are sustained and/orcontinue to be on a case-by-case basis, this is a
growing over one year for patients with chroniccritical next step which will be viewed very
or recurrent treatment-resistant depression.positively by insurance companies, Medicare as
Secondly, the long-term safety of the procedurewell as your psychiatrist.You can learn more about
was confirmed."The response and remission andthis remarkable treatment at There is a free
sustained long-term benefits realized by thenewsletter to keep you up-to-date on the latest
patients treated with adjunctive VNS Therapy isdevelopments on this first ever FDA approved
remarkable, given that participants in the trialslong term treatment option for chronic or
were some of the most treatment-resistant,recurrent depression.Charles Donovan was a
depressed patients ever studied, with at least halfstudy study subject in the FDA investigational trial
having been hospitalized for the disease at leastof vagus nerve stimulation and chronic depression.
once," commented Dr. A. John Rush, MD,He is the author of: Out of the Black Hole: The
Professor and Vice Chairman for Research,Patient's Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and
Department of Psychiatry, Betty Jo Hay Chair inDepression and founder of the Web site.Out of
Mental Health, Rosewood Corporation Chair inthe Black Hole: The Patient's Guide to Vagus
Biomedical Science, University of TexasNerve Stimulation and Depression is available on
Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. "TheAmazon.
VNS studies presented in these publications