Neurosurgery for mental disorder are recommended only in very exceptional cases.
Current evidence is : in severe mood disorder , where in all pharmacological, psychological, combinations of medications, ECT have been tried for prescribed time period repeatedly, reasonably, in therapeutic range with no significant improvement in patient’s mental health and it’s debilitating patient’ daily functioning.
Non compliance to medications by patient is one of the major cause for no improvement in symptoms. Where in patient takes medication intermittently.
All possible medical conditions have been ruled out for sever mood disorder .
Has any psychiatrist advised you about surgery ?
Next Steps
Best thing to do is to take a second opinion from
Another psychiatrist before thinking about surgery.
If even second opinion recommends surgery then SST is recommended surgery for mood disorder.
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Take a second opinion from another doctor