Ziad Nahas, MD

University of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Ziad Nahas, MD, is affiliated with the University of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry in Minneapolis. Nahas has published extensively on treatment-resistant major depression and suicidal ideation, focusing on interventions such as vagus nerve stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Research topics also include safety and feasibility of neuromodulation therapies in specific populations, including pregnant patients with anxious depression. Collaborators frequently include A. John Rush, Harold A. Sackeim, and Mark S. George.

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Impact of VNS on Suicidal Ideation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A RECOVER Study Report
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Impact of VNS on Suicidal Ideation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A RECOVER Study Report

July 8, 2026

Findings suggest that active VNS reduces suicidal ideation (SI) and potentially induces SI remission among participants with chronic TRD and baseline SI.
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Two-Year Outcome of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Treatment of Major Depressive Episodes

September 15, 2005

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Safety and Feasibility of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Anxious Depression in Pregnancy: A Case Report

January 31, 1999

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