TY - BOOK ID - 7615884 TI - Psychosurgery : New Techniques for Brain Disorders PY - 2014 SN - 331901143X 3319011448 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Brain -- Surgery. KW - Brain. KW - Ethics. KW - Medicine. KW - Mental illness. KW - Neurology. KW - Neurosurgery. KW - Psychiatry. KW - Psychiatric Somatic Therapies KW - Neurosurgical Procedures KW - Surgical Procedures, Operative KW - Behavioral Disciplines and Activities KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Psychosurgery KW - Surgery & Anesthesiology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Surgery - General and By Type KW - Psychosurgery. KW - Mental illness KW - Psychiatric surgery KW - Surgery KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Brain KW - Treatment KW - Deontology KW - Ethics, Primitive KW - Ethology KW - Moral philosophy KW - Morality KW - Morals KW - Philosophy, Moral KW - Science, Moral KW - Philosophy KW - Values KW - Nerves KW - Neurosurgery KW - Medicine KW - Nervous system KW - Neuropsychiatry KW - Medicine and psychology KW - Mental health KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Diseases KW - Neurology . UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7615884 AB - Psychosurgery, or the surgical treatment of mental disorders, has enjoyed a spectacular revival over the past ten years as new brain stimulation techniques have become available. Neuromodulation offers new possibilities for the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction, eating disorders and autism. This work presents the history of this unique specialty and investigates current techniques and ethical challenges. With a wealth of illustrations and detailed anatomical diagrams, it provides essential information for medical practitioners, as well as anyone else interested in the fascinating advances being made in neuroscience today. « I like the book as it provides a very nice overview of psycho- surgery in general. It is easy to understand for any (para)medical practitioner, but even specialists in the field may learn new things. They may also enjoy looking the well-known and less-known figures which illustrate the book. » Professor Bart Nuttin « Reading this book is like reading an anthology, or rather an encyclopaedia of the field of psychiatric surgery, spanning more than a century. This is a work with an unprecedented degree of erudition and knowledge, and the subject is presented in a didactic, scholar, and scientific manner, and is extensively referenced and illustrated. If only one book is to be read by anybody interested in this field, regardless of specialty, this is The Book to read. » Professor Marwan Hariz. ER -