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

Charles R. Conway, Harold A. Sackeim, A. John Rush, Mark Bunker, Charles Gordon, Christopher L. Kriedt, Scott T. Aaronson

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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20251339
Published: 2026-10-01
Container: American Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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@article{allodium:10.1176/appi.ajp.20251339,
  title = {The RECOVER Trial of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Depression: Critical Findings, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions},
  author = {Charles R. Conway and Harold A. Sackeim and A. John Rush and Mark Bunker and Charles Gordon and Christopher L. Kriedt and Scott T. Aaronson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {American Journal of Psychiatry},
  doi = {10.1176/appi.ajp.20251339},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20251339}
}

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AU  - Charles Gordon
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AU  - Scott T. Aaronson
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Conway, C. R., Sackeim, H. A., Rush, A. J., Bunker, M., Gordon, C., Kriedt, C. L., & Aaronson, S. T. (2026). The RECOVER Trial of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Depression: Critical Findings, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions. American Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20251339

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