Re: Deep Brain Stimulation
Originally Posted by
bluewalls
Why is no psychiatrist or scientist interested in DBS for panic disorder? They need to be pushed into investigating it.
It has been studied in the past. Deep brain stimulation seems to be fairly effective for depression, borderline for OCD and not worth the cost and potential risks for any of the anxiety disorders. This is also true of ECT, direct current transcranial stimulation, trigeminal nerve stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation. There is some evidence repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may be effective for GAD, but less so for the other anxiety disorders, including PD. A relatively high number of patients treated with DBS for depression and OCD have subsequently developed panic disorder.
Medication and therapy are better bets at this time. Therapy, although useful, wasn't the answer for me, but antidepressants have kept my PD well caged since 1987.
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