Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves stimulating certain parts of your brain with implanted electrodes. It’s a promising treatment for treatment-resistant OCD. The main treatments for OCD are ...

A French study has shown that deep brain stimulation can improve symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and behavioral therapy constitute the standard ...

A 22-year-old male with extremely severe OCD underwent DBS and pulse generator implantation in September 2009. The patient and his family reported severe obsessive-compulsive symptomatology since ...

Medication questions should be directed to a psychiatrist who treats OCD. Visit the International OCD Foundation’s Medication for OCD page for more information regarding medication. Deep brain ...

“My OCD kind of convinced me food and drinks ... again because the initial effects would wear off,” Hum said. Deep brain stimulation can be life-changing, but it doesn’t work equally well ...

A small pilot study has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical treatment that delivers electrical signals to ...

Newronika, a leader in neuromodulation and adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) technology, announced today that it has ...

Deep brain stimulation can help some people with treatment ... should be used only when less invasive treatment options for OCD have been tried. Existing brain connections may influence the ...