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