Overview
First book compiling papers on this specific therapy and technique
With contributions from the world’s leading experts in the field
Clinical application and animal research is presented side-by-side to provide a true translational approach.
Written for psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and neurobiologists in research and practice
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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About this book
Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Frontier in Psychiatry provides an overview of current developments and the future possibilities of deep brain stimulation for patients with therapy-refractory psychiatric disorders. The side-by-side presentation of clinical applications and animal research provides a truly translational approach. Also included is a special chapter on the ethical issues involved in deep brain stimulation in psychiatry.
Deep brain stimulation of selected brain areas has been shown to result in a substantial improvement of symptoms and quality of life in patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder and drug addiction. Although it is still an experimental therapy and the number of psychiatric patients that are treated is low, its effectiveness and safety makes deep brain stimulation the most promising therapy for treating other serious and life-threatening psychiatric conditions.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Deep Brain Stimulation
Book Subtitle: A New Frontier in Psychiatry
Editors: Damiaan Denys, Matthijs Feenstra, Rick Schuurman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30991-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-30990-8Published: 13 September 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43470-9Published: 15 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-30991-5Published: 14 September 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 300
Topics: Neurosciences, Psychiatry, Neurobiology