Research progress in the treatment of treatment-resistant depression by deep brain stimulation / 四川精神卫生

ABSTRACT

In recent years， plenty of studies have demonstrated that deep brain stimulation （DBS） has potential efficacy for treatment-resistant depression. This paper reviews the worldwide research progress of DBS in the treatment of treatment-resistant depression， in which the DBS treatment mechanism， targets and outcomes are discussed， the limitations of current DBS treatment are summarized， and the development direction of DBS is also forecasted， therefore providing a factual basis for relevant experiments in China.