Brian J. Mickey, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

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  • 2015–2026Active
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  • 326Citations2

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About

Brian J. Mickey, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah. His publications from 2015 to 2026 focus on major depressive disorder, particularly treatment-resistant depression, and the use of interventions such as vagus nerve stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy. He has also contributed to research on child and adolescent psychiatry, suicide, and mental health issues within the LGBTQ population. His work often explores clinical predictors of treatment response in psychiatry.

Publications

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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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Predictors of Treatment Response to Adjunctive VNS Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder: A RECOVER Trial Report
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Predictors of Treatment Response to Adjunctive VNS Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder: A RECOVER Trial Report

July 14, 2025

History of ECT use (lifetime and current episode) or TMS use (current episode) was prognostic of poorer outcomes across the total sample and superior benefit from active versus sham...
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Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders in LGBTQ People
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Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders in LGBTQ People

July 18, 2022

In this chart review, LGBTQ people with treatment-resistant mood disorders had clinical features linked to worse outcomes, but their improvement with ECT was similar to that seen in non-LGBTQ...
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Outcomes of Youth Treated With ECT

February 23, 2021

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use in children and adolescents is much less common than in adults, and the evidence base for its use in youth is limited. This study reports...
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Letter to the Editor

Drs Haq and Mickey Reply

July 27, 2016

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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Depression

October 21, 2015

Read a study measuring effect sizes for a series of clinical predictors of electroconvulsive therapy response in depression.
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