Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
This work presents the history of psychosurgery, or the surgical treatment of mental disorders, and investigates current techniques and ethical challenges. It features a wealth of illustrations and detailed anatomical diagrams.
About the Author
Dr Marc Lévêque began his studies in the field of psychiatry, then worked as the French ambassador physician in China before turning to neurosurgery. Trained at Leuven Catholic University and at Montreal University, he joined the neurosurgery department at the Marseille LaTimone hospital. He has contributed to many clinical research protocols on deep brain stimulation for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders and participated in a study on cortical stimulation for the treatment of refractory depression. Dr Lévêque is currently serving as a neurosurgeon at la Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris.