H. Sackeim

Brain Stimulation Therapeutic Interventions in Neuropsychiatry: A Cambrian Explosion.

Brain stimulation interventions alter neural activity by applying electrical, magnetic, sonic, or other forms of energy to the nervous system, using invasive or noninvasive methods. In recent years, the basic science and clinical science of neuromodulation have markedly advanced, and the evidence for clinical utility h...

661. Vagus nerve stimulation reduces suicidal ideation in markedly treatment-resistant depression: RECOVER findings

Abstract Background Individuals with markedly treatment-resistant depression (mTRD) have substantial risk for suicide attempt and completion. Few antidepressant treatments offer benefit for suicide, and it is critical that novel treatments not increase/worsen suicidal ideation (SI) or behavior. Aims & Objectives Assess...

Durability of Implanted Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Treatment-resistant Major Depression: Summary of Findings and Potential Mechanisms of Action

655. Toward a brief, sensitive tool to assess depressive symptom outcomes in research and clinical practice: lessons from the RECOVER trial

Abstract Background In RECOVER, a 12-month, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) comparing active versus sham adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in persons with markedly treatment-resistant depression (mTRD), total scores on the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomology–Clinician (QIDS-C) and –Self-R...

The RECOVER Trial of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Depression: Critical Findings, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions.

This review summarizes the RECOVER trial's key findings and their clinical and research implications. RECOVER was a 12-month triple-blind randomized trial in adults with markedly treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (N=493; at least four failed trials in the current episode) that compared adjunctive active and...