ArticleCulture, medicine and psychiatry2021
Authentic Self and Last Resort: International Perceptions of Psychiatric Neurosurgery.
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- Comparison of neuropsychological side effects between contemporary radiofrequency ablative neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders and conventional neurosurgical procedures: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders: a systematic review.Translational psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Radiomodulation-The Final Frontier of Radiosurgery?Brain sciences · 2026Review
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- Is the Treatment Worse than the Disease?: Key Stakeholders' Views about the Use of Psychiatric Electroceutical Interventions for Treatment-Resistant Depression.Neuroethics · 2025Article
- A Patient-Centered Perspective on Changes in Personal Characteristics After Deep Brain Stimulation.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Mapping the Landscape of Equitable Access to Advanced Neurotechnologies in Canada.The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2023Review
- Closed-loop enhancement and neural decoding of cognitive control in humans.Nature biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Beyond the Cuckoo's Nest: Patient and Public Attitudes about Psychiatric Electroceutical Interventions.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2021Article
- They Affect the Person, but for Better or Worse? Perceptions of Electroceutical Interventions for Depression Among Psychiatrists, Patients, and the Public.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
- Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
Psychiatric neurosurgery has resurfaced over the past two decades for the treatment of severe mental health disorders, with improved precision and safety over older interventions alongside the development of novel ones. Little is known, however, about current public opinions, expectations, hopes, and concerns over this evolution in neurotechnology, particularly given the controversial history of psychosurgery. To fill this knowledge gap, we conducted a study with eight focus groups in Vancouver and Montreal (Canada; n = 14), Berlin (Germany; n = 22), and Madrid (Spain; n = 12). Focus group texts were transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis in the language local to each city, guided by the theoretical framework of pragmatic neuroethics. Findings indicate that participants across all cities hold concerns about the last resort nature of psychiatric neurosurgery and the potential impact on the authentic self of patients who undergo these procedures. The views captured serve to advance discussion on the appropriate timing for psychiatric neurosurgery, promote sound health policy for the allocation of this resource, and foster scientific literacy about advances for mental health internationally.
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