Changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis measures after vagus nerve stimulation therapy in chronic depression
O’Keane V, Dinan TG, Scott L, Corcoran C
Biological Psychiatry · 2005
Key finding
There were significant reductions in depression scores over the study period.
- Condition
- Stress & Performance
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
O’Keane, V., Dinan, T. G., Scott, L., & Corcoran, C. (2005). Changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis measures after vagus nerve stimulation therapy in chronic depression. Biological Psychiatry, 58(12), 963-968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.04.049
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