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Deep Brain Stimulation Approved for OCD. Depression Next?

Yesterday, the FDA approved the Medtronic Reclaim Deep Brain Stimulator device for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Reclaim is the first deep brain stimulator (DBS) implant to be approved for OCD.   OCD is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted...
2/24/09 4:13pm

I have been hearing about this.  I know of a fellow blogger who is also a psychiatrist who has been writing about this type of treatment.  I guess the obvious question would be...is it safe?  Are there any adverse effects?  And so on.

 

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