Deep brain stimulation for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: Opportunities and challenges
Philip E Mosley1,2,3,4,5, Dennis Velakoulis6,7, Sarah Farrand6,7
1Clinical Brain Networks Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|July 11, 2022
Abstract
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