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This article considered already existing studies about Deep Brain Stimulation in Mood and Anxiety Disorders. In particular, articles regarding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Major Depression were mostly analyzed, due to the lack of researches about other types of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. We have concentrated on the target areas where Deep Brain Stimulation was most commonly applied, and on the effects this measure had on treatment-refractory patients. The obtained results showed that the stimulation of the: nucleus accumbens, subgenual cingulate cortex and ventral capsule/ventral striatum, has a positive influence on the development of the disorders investigated, sometimes showing the complete remission of the symptoms. Although Deep Brain Stimulation was overall found to be a promising and safe treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders, there are not enough studies proving its efficacy in wide samples and in the presence of more complex variables.
Keywords: Anxiety disorder, deep brain stimulation, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment in Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Volume: 13 Issue: 6
Author(s): Bruna Velasques, Claudia Diniz, Silmar Teixeira, Consuelo Cartier, Caroline Peressutti, Farmy Silva, Marcele de Carvalho, Aline Novaes, Juliana Bittencourt, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Elie Cheniaux, Luis Basile, Mauricio Cagy, Roberto Piedade and Pedro Ribeiro
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Keywords: Anxiety disorder, deep brain stimulation, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder.
Abstract: This article considered already existing studies about Deep Brain Stimulation in Mood and Anxiety Disorders. In particular, articles regarding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Major Depression were mostly analyzed, due to the lack of researches about other types of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. We have concentrated on the target areas where Deep Brain Stimulation was most commonly applied, and on the effects this measure had on treatment-refractory patients. The obtained results showed that the stimulation of the: nucleus accumbens, subgenual cingulate cortex and ventral capsule/ventral striatum, has a positive influence on the development of the disorders investigated, sometimes showing the complete remission of the symptoms. Although Deep Brain Stimulation was overall found to be a promising and safe treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders, there are not enough studies proving its efficacy in wide samples and in the presence of more complex variables.
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Velasques Bruna, Diniz Claudia, Teixeira Silmar, Cartier Consuelo, Peressutti Caroline, Silva Farmy, Carvalho de Marcele, Novaes Aline, Bittencourt Juliana, Nardi Egidio Antonio, Cheniaux Elie, Basile Luis, Cagy Mauricio, Piedade Roberto and Ribeiro Pedro, Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2014; 13 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612122929
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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