1-day program at Cedars-Sinai to focus on DBS for obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression

Deep brain stimulation, increasingly recognized as an effective therapy for certain cases of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and tremor, also may help patients who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression that fails to respond to other treatments. A May 19 educational program for physicians and other health care professionals – particularly those who provide mental health care – will provide practical information and hands-on instruction in device implantation and programming. Read more