Perceptions of Deep Brain Stimulation for Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The present study aims to understand perceptions of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adolescents among two groups: parents of children with a history of OCD and adults with a history of OCD. Methods: Two hundred sixty participants completed a questionnaire exploring their treatment history, relevant symptom severity, DBS knowledge, and DBS attitudes using an acceptability scale and a series of statements indicating levels of willingness or reluctance to consider DBS for adolescents with severe OCD or severe epilepsy. Results: Overall, participants found DBS to be fairly acceptable for adolescents with severe OCD, with 63% reporting at least 7/10 on a 0-10 acceptability Likert scale. Responden

SUBMITTER: Weinzimmer SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7984933 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature