Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of depression

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-11

  Blomstedt, P ^a   Sjoberg R L ^a,b   Hansson, M ^a   Bodlund, O ^a   Hariz, M I ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Depression; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CINGULATE GYRUS; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ERYTHEMA; EYE DISEASE; EYE SWELLING; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INFECTION; LEAD DISLODGEMENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE CRAMP; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SWEATING; VOLTAGE DEPENDENT DYSARTHRIA;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649989776     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01625.x     Document Type: Review

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