The Use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) in the Management of Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): An Expert Consensus Statement.

McAllister-Williams RH, Alva G, Banov M, Conway CR, Cusin C, De Beer JC, Demyttenaere K, Domany Y, Domenech P, Dougherty DD, Dunner DL, Feffer K, George MS, Iosifescu DV, Kavakbasi E, Kraus C, Lehnhardt FG, Lesperance P, McCall WV, Murrough JW, Nahas Z, Nemeroff CB, Quevedo J, Reif-Leonhard C, Riva-Posse P, Rush AJ, Schwartz TL, Stander MP, Williams NR, Zajecka J, Aaronson ST, Baune BT, Sackeim HA

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DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s554007
Published: 2026
Container: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
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@article{allodium:10.2147/ndt.s554007,
  title = {The Use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) in the Management of Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): An Expert Consensus Statement.},
  author = {McAllister-Williams RH and Alva G and Banov M and Conway CR and Cusin C and De Beer JC and Demyttenaere K and Domany Y and Domenech P and Dougherty DD and Dunner DL and Feffer K and George MS and Iosifescu DV and Kavakbasi E and Kraus C and Lehnhardt FG and Lesperance P and McCall WV and Murrough JW and Nahas Z and Nemeroff CB and Quevedo J and Reif-Leonhard C and Riva-Posse P and Rush AJ and Schwartz TL and Stander MP and Williams NR and Zajecka J and Aaronson ST and Baune BT and Sackeim HA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment},
  doi = {10.2147/ndt.s554007},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s554007}
}

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AU  - Alva G
AU  - Banov M
AU  - Conway CR
AU  - Cusin C
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AU  - Demyttenaere K
AU  - Domany Y
AU  - Domenech P
AU  - Dougherty DD
AU  - Dunner DL
AU  - Feffer K
AU  - George MS
AU  - Iosifescu DV
AU  - Kavakbasi E
AU  - Kraus C
AU  - Lehnhardt FG
AU  - Lesperance P
AU  - McCall WV
AU  - Murrough JW
AU  - Nahas Z
AU  - Nemeroff CB
AU  - Quevedo J
AU  - Reif-Leonhard C
AU  - Riva-Posse P
AU  - Rush AJ
AU  - Schwartz TL
AU  - Stander MP
AU  - Williams NR
AU  - Zajecka J
AU  - Aaronson ST
AU  - Baune BT
AU  - Sackeim HA
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RH, M., G, A., M, B., CR, C., C, C., JC, D. B., K, D., Y, D., P, D., DD, D., DL, D., K, F., MS, G., DV, I., E, K., C, K., FG, L., P, L., WV, M., JW, M., Z, N., CB, N., J, Q., C, R., P, R., AJ, R., TL, S., MP, S., NR, W., J, Z., ST, A., BT, B., & HA, S. (2026). The Use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) in the Management of Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): An Expert Consensus Statement.. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s554007

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