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Psychiatric Bulletin (1997) 21: 105-109. doi: 10.1192/pb.21.2.105
© 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Psychosurgery: description and outcome study of a regional service

R. P. Snaith, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist*

St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF

E. Dove, Nurse specialist (psychosurgery), J. Marlow, Charge Nurse and S. Pemberton, Principal Occupational Therapist

Leeds Community and Mental Health Services

D. J. E. Price, Consultant Neurosurgeon

Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield

S. Rawson, Principal Psychiatric Social Worker and J. F. Wright, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Leeds Community and Mental Health Services.

A. Butler, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Social Work

University of Leeds

A. K. Coughlan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

St James's and Seacroft Trust, Leeds

M. Hird, Community Psychiatric Nurse and P. Trigwell, Senior Registrar

Leeds Regional Training Scheme, Leeds Community and Mental Health Services.

* Correspondence

The report indicates that a psychosurgery service can be established on a regional basis. The outcome study of the Yorkshire Regional Psychosurgery Service indicates that the treatment should retain a place in the treatment of patients who have failed to respond to other available approaches. For such patients (and their carers) life is a state of persisting torment. Some psychiatrists consider psychosurgery as a procedure not to be countenanced, or outmoded, but patients have a right to know what may be achieved by the treatment and at what cost in terms of possible failure to improve and adverse effects. An audit of the Regional Psychosurgery Service indicates a favourable result of the intervention. All patients improved to some extent, some very remarkably, and no adverse effects were encountered.






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