title: Outcome in unipolar affective disorder after stereotactic tractotomy.
abstract: An evaluation of 15 patients treated by subcaudate stereotactic tractotomy (SST) for treatment-resistant unipolar affective disorder was made for frequency and severity of recurrence of illness. One-third had died by the time of assessment, but none by suicide. Two-thirds of the sample experienced a reduction in the severity of depressive episodes after the operation; only one-third reported a reduction in frequency of episodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lovett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crimmins
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000601:surgery*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques