Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Deep brain stimulation has been put forward as a potential "cure" for intractable drug addiction. This is largely based on preclinical studies in animal models of addiction and small case series of positive, but short-term, effects on addictive behaviour in highly selected individuals. The history of neurosurgical treatment for psychiatric disorders suggests that we should be cautious in prematurely advocating invasive neurosurgical procedures on the basis of such limited evidence. Further research is required in animal models of addiction and in people treated for other neurological or psychiatric disorders before trials in addicted populations can be justified.
Source: F1000 Medicine Reports
DOI: 10.3410/m3-4
Authors: Wayne Hall, Adrian Carter
Institutions: The University of Queensland, The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2039418102