Abstract
Our think tank tasked by the Dutch Health Council, consisting of Radboud University Nijmegen Honours Academy students with various backgrounds, investigated the implications of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for psychiatric patients. During this investigation, a number of methodological, ethical and societal difficulties were identified. We consider these difficulties to be a reflection of a still fragmented field of research that can be overcome with improved organization and communication. To this effect, we suggest that it would be useful to found a centralized DBS organization. Such an organization makes it possible to 1) set up and maintain a repository, 2) facilitate DBS studies with a larger sample size, 3) improve communication amongst researchers, clinicians and ethical committees, and 4) improve communication between DBS experts and the public at large.
Highlights
Our think tank tasked by the Dutch Health Council, consisting of Radboud University Nijmegen Honours Academy students with various backgrounds, investigated the implications of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for psychiatric patients
Haselager (*) Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, B.01.13 Spinozagebouw, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands e-mail: w.haselager@donders.ru.nl research that can be overcome with improved organization and communication
We suggest that it would be useful to found a centralized DBS organization
Summary
Our think tank tasked by the Dutch Health Council, consisting of Radboud University Nijmegen Honours Academy students with various backgrounds, investigated the implications of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for psychiatric patients. G. Haselager (*) Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, B.01.13 Spinozagebouw, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands e-mail: w.haselager@donders.ru.nl research that can be overcome with improved organization and communication.
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