Cutting through stigma: psychiatry and neurosurgery working together
Functional neurosurgery can modulate the pathological brain circuits that underlie psychiatric symptoms. For select disorders it is safe, precise and evidence-based; for others, it holds real promise. Nevertheless, referrals remain strikingly low relative to the burden of refractory illness - a gap that could be meaningfully addressed by closer psychiatry-neurosurgery collaboration.
Authors
- Tyagi Hr
- Robert Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3071-2338)
- Quentin J. M. Huys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8999-574X)
- Ludvic Zrinzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6013-4946)
- Anton Grech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6160-608X)
- D Christmas
Institutions
- Ninewells Hospital (GB)
- Ministry for Health (MT)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10710
- Primary Topic
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University College London