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One of the neurosurgeons that I'm with this month asked me if I had worked with any psychiatrists who monitor vagus nerve stimulators for depression. I certainly have not, and I wonder if this is taught anywhere. She said she placed a couple during her residency that were indicated for depression. But, she also said that neurologists don't like to regulate them because they don't get paid for seeing depressed patients and not very many psychiatrists are trained to work with them. Has anyone seen them used with any success?