NEUROMODULATION SURGERY FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

Course overview

CLINICIANS ARE BEGINNING TO RECONSIDER NEUROMODULATION SURGERY AS A LAST RESORT FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT TREATING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ARE GROUPED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: DESTRUCTIVE (ABLATIVE PSYCHOSURGERY) OR SELECTIVE STIMULATION (NEUROMODULATION PSYCHOSURGERY). NEUROMODULATION SURGERY INVOLVES IMPLANTING A DEVICE IN THE BRAIN THAT MODULATES THE NEURAL NETWORKS WITHIN THE BRAIN. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN PROVIDING NEUROMODULATION SURGERY FOR PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS.