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OCD
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Psychosurgery
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What does psychosurgery do?
Destroys
brain tissue
that effects the
orbitofrontal cortex
who has psychosurgery?
small minority
of patients who are
treatment resistant
give a stat to support psychosurgery?
30%
of
OCD
patients had a
reduction
in
symptoms
- patients were those
experiencing suicidal
symptoms therefore the treatment can be seen as
effective
give a strength of psychosurgery?
patients tend to get
worse
over time regardless of using
drugs
or
psychosurgery
so for severe sufferers it can be a
valid
treatment option
give 2 limitations of psychosurgery?
seizures
urinary incontinence