Deep Brain Stimulation for Childhood Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Clinician Views on Candidacy Factors
Clinicians generally saw considering DBS treatment in youth as a last resort and only for very specific cases. DBS referral was predominantly viewed as acceptable for children with severe TR-OCD who have undertaken intensive, appropriate treatment without success, whose OCD has significantly reduced their quality of life, and who exhibit strong motivation to continue treatment given the right environment. Appropriate safeguards, eligibility criteria, and procedures should be discussed and identified before DBS for childhood TR-OCD becomes practice.
Authors
- Gabriel Lázaro‐Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1933-9453)
- Tiffany A. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9350-7446)
- Kristin M. Kostick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-0174)
- Jared N. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-3798)
- Jennifer Blumenthal‐Barby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-619X)
- Natalie Dorfman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-7003)
- Meghan E. Hurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0418-8691)
- Eric A. Storch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-3703)
- Ilona Cenolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-6358)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJOB Empirical Bioethics
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2024.2399519
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health