Beyond blind optimism and unfounded fears: Deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression

Neuroethics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 457-471

  Johansson, Veronica ^a,b   Garwicz, Martin ^a,c   Kanje, Martin ^a,b   Röcklinsberg, Helena ^b   Schouenborg, Jens ^a,c   Tingström, Anders ^d   Görman, Ulf ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beneficence; Deep brain stimulation; Depression; Ethics; Nonmaleficence; Time

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; DSM-IV; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; NERVE STIMULATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION;

EID: 84887999642     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9112-x     Document Type: Article

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