Electroencephalographic Biomarkers for Treatment Response Prediction in Major Depressive Illness: A Meta-Analysis
American Journal of Psychiatry
Fecha de publicación: 3 october 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17121358
Autores: Alik S. Widge , M.D., Ph.D., M. Taha Bilge , Ph.D., Rebecca Montana , B.A., Weilynn Chang , B.A., Carolyn I. Rodriguez , M.D., Ph.D., Thilo Deckersbach , Ph.D., et al.
Background: Reducing unsuccessful treatment trials could improve depression treatment. Quantitative EEG (QEEG) may predict treatment response and is being commercially marketed for this purpose. The authors sought to quantify the reliability of QEEG for response prediction in depressive illness and to identify methodological limitations of the available evidence.