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Abstract
The treatment of 198 psychiatrically disabled patients with Stereotactic cingulotomy
was evaluated prospectively for a mean follow-up of 8.6 years. Patients with major
affective disorders and anxiety disorders fared the best, with a return to normal
functioning in the majority. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders, schizophrenia,
and personality disorders improved less predictably, with an uneven improvement in
functioning that required active ongoing psychiatric treatment. Low mortality and
morbidity, a reduction of violent behavior, a possible reduction of suicidal risk,
and a lessening of the intractable suffering of chronic psychiatric illness all indicate
that cingulotomy can be an effective, safe treatment for patients with affective disorders
that are unresponsive to all other forms of therapy.
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Received in revised form:
December 1,
1986
Received:
August 29,
1986
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© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
