Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of depression: a study protocol for a double blinded randomized clinical trial

• Main Authors: Rong Pei-Jing (Author), Fang Ji-Liang (Author), Wang Li-Ping (Author), Meng Hong (Author), Liu Jun (Author), Ma Ying-ge (Author), Ben Hui (Author), Li Liang (Author), Liu Ru-Peng (Author), Huang Zhan-Xia (Author), Zhao Yu-Feng (Author), Li Xia (Author), Zhu Bing (Author), Kong Jian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Depressive disorders are the most common form of mental disorders in community and health care settings. Unfortunately, the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is far from satisfactory. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a rel...