Symptom improvement in deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder is related to cortisol changes
Background : Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but its mechanism of action is largely unknown. Since DBS may induce rapid symptomatic changes and the pathophysiology of OCD has been suggested to be related to the hypothalamic-pituitary-ad...
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology |
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