Psychosurgery makes gentle comeback
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 23:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome. In the current issue of Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, authors Jens Kuhn (University of Cologne) and Theo P J Gruender (Max Planck Institute, Cologne) and their co-authors provide an introduction to the method (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107(7)105-13)...