title: Prediction of response to antidepressants: is quantitative EEG (QEEG) an alternative?
abstract: Selecting the most effective antidepressant for depressed subjects having failed previous treatments is difficult; the rates of success are relatively low. There is a clear need for objective biomarkers which could assist and optimize such treatment selection. We review here the current literature and recent developments on the role of quantitative EEG (QEEG) predictors of treatment outcome in major depressive disorder.
authors.forename: Dan V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Iosifescu
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents