There was an error made in the letter “Safety of Vagus Nerve Stimulation With ECT,” Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159:1243, by Mustafa M. Husain, M.D., et al. The fourth sentence should read, “However, in a pivotal randomized contolled trial (press release, Cyberonics, Jan. 22, 2002), vagus nerve stimulation was found not to be efficacious in treating acute depression.”