A vagus nerve stimulation device was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nearly two decades ago for treatment-resistant depression, but it has not become widely available.
Those on the extreme end of the depression spectrum face symptoms that impact their daily activities too and not just their interpersonal relationships-- such that they cannot be cured by therapy and ...
The device is implanted underneath the collarbone ... “And the nice thing about vagus nerve stimulation, we know from other studies, is that when the patient responds, the effects usually ...
Vagus nerves, in orange, run from the brain through the neck to the internal organs (Getty via WashU Medicine) This type of vagus nerve stimulation device was approved for treatment-resistant ...