Ethical considerations in deep brain stimulation for psychiatric illness

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Grant, Ryan A ^a   Halpern, Casey H ^b   Baltuch, Gordon H ^b   O'Reardon, John P ^c   Caplan, Arthur ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Depression; Ethics; Mood; OCD; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BENEFICENCE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; IDENTITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDY DESIGN;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEPRESSION; ETHICS; MOOD; OCD; PSYCHIATRIC;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84890570276     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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