Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens and its usefulness in severe opioid addiction

Mol Psychiatry. 2014 Feb;19(2):145-6. doi: 10.1038/mp.2012.196. Epub 2013 Jan 22.

Authors

J Kuhn¹, M Möller¹, J F Treppmann², C Bartsch¹, D Lenartz³, T O J Gruendler⁴, M Maarouf³, A Brosig⁵, U B Barnikol⁶, J Klosterkötter¹, V Sturm³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
² IGG - Group, Division of addiction research, Grevenbroich, Germany.
³ Department of Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁴ Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany.
⁵ Niederzier, Germany.
⁶ 1] Institute of Neuromodulation, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany [2] Department of Neuromodulation, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 23337942
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.196

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Alcohol-Related Disorders / complications
Alcohol-Related Disorders / therapy
Amphetamine-Related Disorders / complications
Amphetamine-Related Disorders / therapy
Anxiety / complications
Anxiety / therapy
Benzodiazepines
Clinical Trials as Topic
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Depression / complications
Depression / therapy
Heroin Dependence / complications
Heroin Dependence / diagnosis
Heroin Dependence / therapy*
Humans
Nucleus Accumbens*
Pilot Projects
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Quality of Life
Substance-Related Disorders / complications
Substance-Related Disorders / therapy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Benzodiazepines