title: [Deep brain stimulation in psychiatry: ethical aspects].
abstract: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to be an efficacious treatment for many neurological conditions and has thus been expanded to psychiatric diseases as well. Following an introduction on the history of DBS in psychiatry, this review summarizes commonly raised ethical concerns and questions on clinical trial design, selection of patients, informed consent and concerns about the possible impact of DBS on an individual's personality. Finally, it highlights the fact that critique on DBS in psychiatry is probably not selectively based on scientific concerns about potential risks; instead, the neurobiological origin of specific psychiatric disorders has been questioned.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Ulf J
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bogerts
authors.affiliation: Klinik für stereotaktische Neurochirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Voges
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Imke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galazky
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Köln.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohl
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Hans-Jochen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Heinze
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Köln.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics*; D011603:Psychophysiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000941:ethics