Researcher · Evidence Profile

Ziad Nahas

Ziad Nahas appears on 10 studies of vagus nerve stimulation catalogued in our evidence database, with a focus on Depression, Neuroimaging, Anxiety.

10
Studies
4
Conditions
2
RCT / SR-MA
3
Stim. types

Conditions researched

Depression6Neuroimaging2Anxiety1Schizophrenia1

Evidence-tier mix

Randomised controlled trial2
Non-randomised trial4
Cohort / observational3
Case series / report1

The studies

10 studies · strongest evidence first

  1. Vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: A one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial

    Conway et al. · Brain stimulation · 2025

    RCTsDepressiontaVNS
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  2. Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on daily function and quality of life in markedly treatment-resistant major depression: Findings from a one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial

    Rush et al. · Brain stimulation · 2025

    RCTsDepressiontaVNS
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  3. A pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders

    George et al. · Brain Stimulation · 2008 · n = 11

    controlled trialsAnxietyiVNS
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  4. Brain stimulation for the treatment of psychiatric disorders

    George et al. · Current opinion in psychiatry · 2007

    controlled trialsSchizophreniatcVNS
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  5. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) synchronized BOLD fMRI suggests that VNS in depressed adults has frequency/dose dependent effects

    Lomarev et al. · Journal of psychiatric research · 2002

    controlled trialsNeuroimagingtaVNS
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  6. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depressions: a multicenter study

    Rush et al. · Biological psychiatry · 2000 · n = 30

    controlled trialsDepressioniVNS
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  7. Durability of the benefit of vagus nerve stimulation in markedly treatment-resistant major depression: a RECOVER trial report

    Conway et al. · The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2026 · n = 493

    observational studiesDepressioniVNS
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  8. Two-year outcome of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment of major depressive episodes

    Nahas et al. · The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2005 · n = 59

    observational studiesDepressioniVNS
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  9. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for major depressive episodes: one year outcomes

    Marangell et al. · Biological psychiatry · 2002 · n = 30

    observational studiesDepressioniVNS
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  10. A review of functional neuroimaging studies of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)

    Chae et al. · Journal of psychiatric research · 2003

    narrative reviewsNeuroimagingtaVNS
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