Psychiatric neurosurgery has resurfaced over the past two decades for the treatment of
severe mental health disorders, with improved precision and safety over older interventions …

Until the 1970s, rather crude forms of psychosurgery had been used in hundreds of
thousands of mentally ill patients (Valenstein 1986; Diering & Bell 1991; Chodakiewitz et al …

Background Comments made by readers in response to news articles about current events
can provide profound insights into public understanding of and perspectives on those …

Background: Interest in neurosurgery for psychiatric diseases (NPD) has grown globally. We
previously reported the results of a survey of North American functional neurosurgeons that …

Background Psychiatric neurosurgery is experiencing a revival. Beside deep brain
stimulation (DBS), several ablative neurosurgical procedures are currently in use. Each …

In order to reconcile the present resurgence of psychiatric neurosurgery with the not-too-
distant historic transgressions in the field, one needs to examine the era of transition from …

The anniversary of the publication of'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'by Ken Kesey offers
an opportunity for reflection on the use of neurosurgery in psychiatry. We used a narrative …

Introduction: Surgical interventions such as stereotactic radiosurgery and magnetic
resonance-guided focused ultrasound, and neuromodulatory interventions such as deep …

Psychosurgery: Avoiding an Ethical Redux while Advancing a T... : Neurosurgery Psychosurgery:
Avoiding an Ethical Redux while Advancing a Therapeutic Future : Neurosurgery …

Background Surgical approaches to treat psychiatric disorders have made a comeback.
News media plays an essential role in exposing the public to trends in health care such as …