Neurophysiologic Monitoring of Antidepressant Treatment

Summary

The overall goal of this proposal is to study quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG ) as a method for the detection of antidepressant treatment response. The investigators have developed a QEEG algorithm called "cordance" that appears to provide much the same information about brain function as PET or SPECT scanning, and has shown patterns of brain function that appear to be indicative of depression. Of greatest interest is that these patterns appear to normalize in response to antidepressant treatment.

Timeline

Start

1994-08

Primary completion

1996-08

Completion

1996-08

Drugs

Indications