Queensland researchers developing new treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder have seen promising results following a successful clinical trial.
Deep brain stimulation, which involves implanting electrodes in the brain, has proven to be effective in treatment for severe OCD.
Dr Phillip Mosely, from the Queensland Brain institute and lead researcher in the study describes Deep Brain Stimulation as a ‘pacemaker for the brain’ and ‘a treatment that is both adjustable and reversible.’