Interest in using neuromodulation to treat psychiatric disorders is rapidly increasing. The
development of novel tools and techniques, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS), increases …

History has conflated the legacies of José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado and Walter Freeman,
midcentury proponents of somatic therapies for neuropsychiatric conditions. Both gained …

Surgical techniques targeting behavioral disorders date back thousands of years. In this
review, the authors discuss the history of neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders, starting with …

Background Four ablative neurosurgical procedures are used in the treatment of refractory
psychiatric illness. The long-term effects of these procedures on psychiatric symptoms …

Mental disorders are highly prevalent worldwide, yet mental health care is scarce or
inappropriate, especially in developing countries. The majority of the 450 million patients …

Who undergoes psychosurgery and why? Is much of it being done these days? How do
psychosurgeons describe the state of their art and its social ramifications? Psychosurgery in …

The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China issued in April 2008 the regulation
“Notification Regarding Improvement of Management and Related Issues in Neurosurgery …

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We are certain that these experiments shall stir up keen discussions in the medical,
psychiatric, psychological, philosophical, social and other fields. We expect that, but hope at …

In the 1970s a public controversy erupted over the proposed use of brain operations to
curtail violent behavior. Civil libertarians, civil rights and community activists, leaders of the …