Posted by WeeWilly on October 1, 2006, at 23:45:20
In reply to Anyone See 60minutes tonight DBS on, posted by Phillipa on October 1, 2006, at 22:41:49
Hi,
I saw an online video of that program. I find this DBS procedure to be rather crude. They remove the patients skull caps to access the brain regions they target. The ladies gave a history of their disorder and what hit me was I have struggled for many more years than they had and have tried 10 or 20 times as many treatments as they expressed. I certainly understand the desperation that our disorders cause, but I sure hope not many people are put through this misguided treatment. We are on the verge of remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the molecular biology of mood disorders and appropriate treatments will soon follow.
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