Ethics in psychosurgery.

Authors :: Lichterman BL
Source :: Progress in brain research [Prog Brain Res] 2022; Vol. 272 (1), pp. 191-199. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 18.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Ethical problems of psychosurgery are debated since 1970s. The issues of informed consent, political and commercial abuses, lacking evidence and needed regulation are overviewed. New surgical techniques provoke new discussions on goals and limits of psychosurgery.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)