Deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant obsessive compulsive disorder; an observational study with ten patients under real-life conditions

Deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant obsessive compulsive disorder; an observational study with ten patients under real-life conditions

IntroductionObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects 2–3% of the global population, causing distress in many functioning levels. Standard treatments only lead to a partial recovery, and about 10% of the patients remain treatment-resistant. Deep brain stimulation offers a treatment option for seve...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Abdelnaim, Verena Lang-Hambauer, Tobias Hebel, Stefan Schoisswohl, Martin Schecklmann, Daniel Deuter, Juergen Schlaier, Berthold Langguth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
OCD
DBS
BNST
invasive brain stimulation
treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1242566/full

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