Psychosurgery

• 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