Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a relatively dated treatment procedure that emerged in the late 1980s. Nonetheless, numerous studies are being carried out to examine its influence on the human brain and develop new treatment indications. This systematic review aims to summarize the current state of...

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Main Authors: Ugo Giordano, Jakub Mizera, Elżbieta Żak, Justyna Pilch, Paulina Tomecka, Tomasz Dudzik, Mikołaj Palczewski, Weronika Biziorek, Patryk Piotrowski
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_266_23
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author Ugo Giordano
Jakub Mizera
Elżbieta Żak
Justyna Pilch
Paulina Tomecka
Tomasz Dudzik
Mikołaj Palczewski
Weronika Biziorek
Patryk Piotrowski
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Elżbieta Żak
Justyna Pilch
Paulina Tomecka
Tomasz Dudzik
Mikołaj Palczewski
Weronika Biziorek
Patryk Piotrowski
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description Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a relatively dated treatment procedure that emerged in the late 1980s. Nonetheless, numerous studies are being carried out to examine its influence on the human brain and develop new treatment indications. This systematic review aims to summarize the current state of knowledge referring to DBS, investigate novel insights into its indications, and discuss the technical aspects and rationale behind DBS application. In particular, we sought to subject to scrutiny the application of DBS specifically in anorexia nervosa (AN), various addiction types, depression, and obsessive–compulsive disorders (OCDs). The method is supposed to offer promising results, especially in pharmacologically resistant forms of the upper-mentioned psychiatric disorders. Moreover, further insight has been provided into the historical notions of the method and differences in the surgical approach in specific disease entities. Furthermore, we mark the possible influence of comorbidities on treatment results. Our review consists of articles and studies found on PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, and Scopus, which were then analyzed with scrutiny in the identification process, including the most resourceful ones. After methodological quality and risk of bias assessment, a total of 53 studies were included. To this date, DBS’s usefulness in the treatment of AN, OCDs, depression, and addictions has been proven, despite an ongoing debate concerning the technical aspects and parameters when applying DBS. To the best of our knowledge, we have not found any paper that would recapitulate the current state of DBS in the context of psychiatric disorders with an addition of technical insights.
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spelling doaj-art-2f4fbe60d02e405f9c7143691d9a873d2025-02-07T11:24:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatry0019-55451998-37942023-08-0165879980710.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_266_23Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indicationsUgo GiordanoJakub MizeraElżbieta ŻakJustyna PilchPaulina TomeckaTomasz DudzikMikołaj PalczewskiWeronika BiziorekPatryk PiotrowskiDeep brain stimulation (DBS) is a relatively dated treatment procedure that emerged in the late 1980s. Nonetheless, numerous studies are being carried out to examine its influence on the human brain and develop new treatment indications. This systematic review aims to summarize the current state of knowledge referring to DBS, investigate novel insights into its indications, and discuss the technical aspects and rationale behind DBS application. In particular, we sought to subject to scrutiny the application of DBS specifically in anorexia nervosa (AN), various addiction types, depression, and obsessive–compulsive disorders (OCDs). The method is supposed to offer promising results, especially in pharmacologically resistant forms of the upper-mentioned psychiatric disorders. Moreover, further insight has been provided into the historical notions of the method and differences in the surgical approach in specific disease entities. Furthermore, we mark the possible influence of comorbidities on treatment results. Our review consists of articles and studies found on PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, and Scopus, which were then analyzed with scrutiny in the identification process, including the most resourceful ones. After methodological quality and risk of bias assessment, a total of 53 studies were included. To this date, DBS’s usefulness in the treatment of AN, OCDs, depression, and addictions has been proven, despite an ongoing debate concerning the technical aspects and parameters when applying DBS. To the best of our knowledge, we have not found any paper that would recapitulate the current state of DBS in the context of psychiatric disorders with an addition of technical insights.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_266_23deep brain stimulationinventive treatment methodspsychiatric disorderssurgical treatment
spellingShingle Ugo Giordano
Jakub Mizera
Elżbieta Żak
Justyna Pilch
Paulina Tomecka
Tomasz Dudzik
Mikołaj Palczewski
Weronika Biziorek
Patryk Piotrowski
Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
deep brain stimulation
inventive treatment methods
psychiatric disorders
surgical treatment
title Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications
title_full Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications
title_fullStr Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications
title_full_unstemmed Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications
title_short Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications
title_sort surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders deep brain stimulation novel insights and indications
topic deep brain stimulation
inventive treatment methods
psychiatric disorders
surgical treatment
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_266_23
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