Electroencephalographic Biomarkers for Treatment Response Prediction in Major Depressive Illness: A Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS:: QEEG does not appear to be clinically reliable for predicting depression treatment response, as the literature is limited by underreporting of negative results, a lack of out-of-sample validation, and insufficient direct replication of previous findings. Until these limitations are remedied, QEEG is not recommended for guiding selection of psychiatric treatment.
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Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - October 3, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Widge AS, Bilge MT, Montana R, Chang W, Rodriguez CI, Deckersbach T, Carpenter LL, Kalin NH, Nemeroff CB Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research