Nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation decreases ratings of depression and anxiety in treatment-resistant depression

Biological Psychiatry
Bettina H BewernickThomas E Schlaepfer

Abstract

While most patients with depression respond to combinations of pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), there are patients requiring other treatments. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) allows modulation of brain regions that are dysfunctional in depression. Since anhedonia is a feature of depression and there is evidence of dysfunction of the reward system, DBS to the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) might be promising. Ten patients suffering from very resistant forms of depression (treatment-resistant depression [TRD]), not responding to pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, or ECT, were implanted with bilateral DBS electrodes in the NAcc. The mean (+/-SD) length of the current episode was 10.8 (+/-7.5) years; the number of past treatment courses was 20.8 (+/-8.4); and the mean Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) was 32.5 (+/-5.3). Twelve months following initiation of DBS treatment, five patients reached 50% reduction of the HDRS (responders, HDRS = 15.4 [+/-2.8]). The number of hedonic activities increased significantly. Interestingly, ratings of anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Scale) were reduced in the whole group but more pronounced in the responders. The [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomograph...Continue Reading

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