Health, happiness and human enhancement - Dealing with unexpected effects of deep brain stimulation

Neuroethics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 435-445

  Schermer, Maartje ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Deep brain stimulation; Enhancement; Goals of medicine; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; NEUROMODULATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84887999516     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9097-5     Document Type: Article

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