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