The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on the course and outcomes of patients with bipolar disorder in a treatment-resistant depressive episode: a 5-year prospective registry

• R. Hamish McAllister-Williams,
• Soraia Sousa,
• Arun Kumar,
• Teresa Greco,
• Mark Bunker,
• Scott Aaronson,
• Charles Conway,
• A. John Rush

Affiliations

R. Hamish McAllister-Williams

Northren Centre for Mood Disorders, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Regional Affective Disorders Service, Cumbria, Nothumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Soraia Sousa

Northren Centre for Mood Disorders, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Regional Affective Disorders Service, Cumbria, Nothumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Arun Kumar

LivaNova USA PLC, Houston, Texas, USA

Teresa Greco

LivaNova USA PLC, Houston, Texas, USA

Mark Bunker

LivaNova USA PLC, Houston, Texas, USA

Scott Aaronson

Department of Clinical Research, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD, USA

Charles Conway

Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

A. John Rush

Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA