News Finding: "We are aware of the many ethical and sociopolitical considerations related to psychosurgery, but we think that such surgery is appropriate under thoughtful regulation, particularly when the disorder is chronic, intractable to non-invasive treatment modalities and when surgery is the last therapeutic option."
Paper Finding: We are aware of the many ethical and sociopolitical considerations related to psychosurgery, but we think that such surgery is appropriate under thoughtful regulation, particularly when the disorder is chronic, intractable to non-invasive treatment modalities and when surgery is the last therapeutic option.
News Context: Moreover, the effectiveness of the brain surgeries matched similar studies conducted on psychosurgeries for OCD. "We are aware of the many ethical and sociopolitical considerations related to psychosurgery, but we think that such surgery is appropriate under thoughtful regulation, particularly when the disorder is chronic, intractable to non-invasive treatment modalities and when surgery is the last therapeutic option." The researchers called for more studies, on a larger scale, to determine reliable means of predicting outcomes to treatment, which would allow doctors and patients more information when considering this last-resort option.
Paper Context: The efficacy of this surgery was maintained for many years (mean of 7 years), with no newly acquired side effects. We are aware of the many ethical and sociopolitical considerations related to psychosurgery, but we think that such surgery is appropriate under thoughtful regulation, particularly when the disorder is chronic, intractable to non-invasive treatment modalities and when surgery is the last therapeutic option. Moreover, large-scale controlled studies are needed to identify reliable predictors of treatment response and then optimise the risk/benefit ratio of this surgery.