Views about neuromodulation interventions for depression by stakeholder group, treatment modality, and depression severity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The past few decades have seen the emergence both of new neuromodulation treatment protocols and novel applications of standard neuromodulation interventions in psychiatry. Yet little is known about different stakeholders' views about these interventions.

Methods

We administered an online survey with an embedded video vignette experiment to four national samples: the general public (N = 1022), caregivers for people with depression (N = 1026), patients living with depression (N = 1050), and board-certified psychiatrists (N = 505). We randomly assigned subjects to one of eight conditions in our full factorial design: four neuromodulation interventions [electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, or adaptive brain

SUBMITTER: Cabrera LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993717 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature