Bad Nerves Depression
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cyberonic's Vagus Nerve Stimulation device for treatment-resistant depression, the agency asked the company to do a long-term study of the device's effectiveness once it went on the market. Now, in a new study, company researchers found that 32 percent to 42 percent of patients treated with the device showed a reduction in their depression symptoms after 50 weeks.
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Nerve stimulation may help treatment-resistant depression
Researchers in South Carolina have found that treatment with a nerve-stimulation therapy may help patients with treatment-resistant depression.... Read more »
Treatment-Resistant Depression
It is frustrating for all involved when someone does not respond to treatments for depression that work for most other people. But we can’t... Read more »
Depression
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Depression is a medical disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism, guilt, and a general loss of interest in life,... Read more »
Major depression
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Depression - major; Unipolar depression; Major depressive disorder Treatment In general, treatments for depression include: ... Read more »
Restless leg syndrome
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