Should neurosurgery for mental disorder be allowed to die out?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 183, Issue SEPT., 2003, Pages 195-196

  Persaud, Raj ^a   Crossley, David ^b   Freeman, Chris ^c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Psychological Therapies Department   (United Kingdom)

^c Cullen Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PSYCHOSURGERY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042329558     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.3.195     Document Type: Review

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