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Lead
Ruijin Hospital
Age
18–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 18-65 years old
Proficiency in Mandarin language;
DSM-IV diagnosis of Majior depression disorder;
Current episode duration ≥ 2 years;
Failure to respond to a minimum of four different antidepressant treatments;
Failure or intolerance of an adequate course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) during any episode;
Capacity to provide informed consent (understanding of the study purpose and methods);
You may not be if
Schizophrenia or history of psychosis unrelated to MDD;
Antisocial personality disorder, dementia, current tic disorder;
Past stereotactic neurosurgical intervention;
Alcohol or substance abuse/dependence within 6 months;
Neurological disease (Abnormal PET-CT, MRI, EEG);
Contraindications of MRI-examination, e.g. implanted cardiac pacemaker/ heart defibrillator;
Contraindications of stereotactic intervention, e.g. increased bleeding disposition, cerebrovascular diseases;
Serious and unstable organic diseases (e.g. unstable coronal heart disease);
HIV positive;
Pregnancy and/or lactation;
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