Evidence supports deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 05:33
in Health & Medicine
Available research evidence supports the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who don't respond to other treatments, concludes a review. Despite the limited evidence base, DBS therapy for OCD has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration under a humanitarian device exemption.