Jump to content

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Your Views


Recommended Posts

On 11/10/2019 at 09:10, Ashley said:

This is the charity's concern. Desperate vulnerable people will be making such a decision, and I am not sure all health professionals would do enough to ensure a) they had accessed the best quality psychological therapy first (i..e at least two OCD specialists)  and b) explain the risks to them.

I have read a lot about DBS for depression too, and some of the blogs coming out of the US make for grim reading.....  trial data not published, suicides.  Then I stumbled on the tragic case of two twin girls with chronic OCD who both went down this route, claimed it gave their life back but three years down the line both took their own lives. Hard to say if the DBS helped or somehow led to the tragic consequences, but the point being with all those cases I don't know how much of the research data is actually being published. The good obviously is, but is all the bad stuff? A question we may never know the answer to.

 

Just catching up on this thread. These scenarios are like ‘flowers for Algernon’, kind of. Very sad for the people who had tasted the good life only for it to be taken away. I would rather be dead too in fairness than have this happen to me!!!

Link to comment
On 11/10/2019 at 23:58, STEJ said:

Furthermore, what if such implants begin to "rot" or degrade in time, possibly running the risk of "leaking" mechanical fluids or such things into our fragile, precious brains??????

That’s something I hadn’t considered but yes a terrifying possibility!!!

And for the possible interference with pacemakers and eventual replacement of the implanted structure you mentioned in your post, I agree with you completely. 

Edited by Orwell1984
Link to comment
On 11/10/2019 at 09:10, Ashley said:

some of the blogs coming out of the US make for grim reading.....  trial data not published, suicides.  Then I stumbled on the tragic case of two twin girls with chronic OCD who both went down this route, claimed it gave their life back but three years down the line both took their own lives.

Hi Ashley, can you please signpost us to these articles? 

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...