Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant...

Although a number of medications and psychological therapies are available for OCD, it has been estimated that between 25 and 40% of people will not respond to treatment. Studies have suggested that treatments targeting specific circuits in the brain could be helpful in reducing OCD symptoms among those people who do not respond to first-line therapies. Deep brain stimulation may offer such a treatment.
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news