When was your friend or family member diagnosed with depression?
How many different medications has your friend or family member ever taken for depression?
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “not very severe” and 5 being “very severe,” how would you rate your friend or family member’s current level of depression?
Having depression has severely restricted their life.
They feel like they’ve tried just about everything to treat their depression and there is nothing that works.
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “not very satisfied” and 5 being “very satisfied,” how would you rate your friend or family member’s current level of satisfaction with his or her current antidepressant treatment regimen?
Has a psychiatrist ever recommended that your friend or family member consider VNS Therapy as a potential long-term treatment option for your depression?
They rely solely on their psychiatrist’s recommendations.
They would rather have their psychiatrist make the decisions about what is best for them rather than have their psychiatrist give them a lot of choices.
They ask their psychiatrist about treatments they see advertised on TV.
Some depression actually resist treatment.If their depression has not completely responded to 4 or more treatments, or if their depression comes back over time, they may be experiencing Treatment-Resistant Depression.
From the list of statements below, please select the statement you feel best describes how the previous description applies to your friend or family member.
When were you first diagnosed with depression?
How many different medications have you ever taken for your depression?
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "not very severe" and 5 being "very severe," how would you rate your current level of depression?
Having depression has severely restricted my life.
I feel like I’ve tried just about everything to treat my depression and there is nothing that works.
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "not very satisfied" and 5 being "very satisfied," how would you rate your current level of satisfaction with your current antidepressant treatment regimen?
Has your psychiatrist ever recommended that you consider VNS Therapy as a potential long-term treatment option for your depression?
I rely solely on my psychiatrist’s recommendations.
I’d rather have my psychiatrist make the decisions about what is best for me rather than have him/her give me a lot of choices.
I ask my psychiatrist about treatments I see advertised on TV.
Some depression actually resist treatment. If your depression has not completely responded to 4 or more treatments, or if your depression comes back over time, you may be experiencing Treatment-Resistant Depression.
From the list of statements below, please select the statement you feel best describes how the previous description applies to you.
