TY - JOUR
T1 - International Legal Approaches to Neurosurgery for Psychiatric Disorders
AU - Chandler, Jennifer A.
AU - Cabrera, Laura Y.
AU - Doshi, Paresh
AU - Fecteau, Shirley
AU - Fins, Joseph J.
AU - Guinjoan, Salvador
AU - Hamani, Clement
AU - Herrera-Ferrá, Karen
AU - Honey, C. Michael
AU - Illes, Judy
AU - Kopell, Brian H.
AU - Lipsman, Nir
AU - McDonald, Patrick J.
AU - Mayberg, Helen S.
AU - Nadler, Roland
AU - Nuttin, Bart
AU - Oliveira-Maia, Albino J.
AU - Rangel, Cristian
AU - Ribeiro, Raphael
AU - Salles, Arleen
AU - Wu, Hemmings
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Chandler, Cabrera, Doshi, Fecteau, Fins, Guinjoan, Hamani, Herrera-Ferrá, Honey, Illes, Kopell, Lipsman, McDonald, Mayberg, Nadler, Nuttin, Oliveira-Maia, Rangel, Ribeiro, Salles and Wu.
PY - 2021/1/13
Y1 - 2021/1/13
N2 - Neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders (NPD), also sometimes referred to as psychosurgery, is rapidly evolving, with new techniques and indications being investigated actively. Many within the field have suggested that some form of guidelines or regulations are needed to help ensure that a promising field develops safely. Multiple countries have enacted specific laws regulating NPD. This article reviews NPD-specific laws drawn from North and South America, Asia and Europe, in order to identify the typical form and contents of these laws and to set the groundwork for the design of an optimal regulation for the field. Key challenges for this design that are revealed by the review are how to define the scope of the law (what should be regulated), what types of regulations are required (eligibility criteria, approval procedures, data collection, and oversight mechanisms), and how to approach international harmonization given the potential migration of researchers and patients.
AB - Neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders (NPD), also sometimes referred to as psychosurgery, is rapidly evolving, with new techniques and indications being investigated actively. Many within the field have suggested that some form of guidelines or regulations are needed to help ensure that a promising field develops safely. Multiple countries have enacted specific laws regulating NPD. This article reviews NPD-specific laws drawn from North and South America, Asia and Europe, in order to identify the typical form and contents of these laws and to set the groundwork for the design of an optimal regulation for the field. Key challenges for this design that are revealed by the review are how to define the scope of the law (what should be regulated), what types of regulations are required (eligibility criteria, approval procedures, data collection, and oversight mechanisms), and how to approach international harmonization given the potential migration of researchers and patients.
KW - deep brain stimulation
KW - law
KW - neuroethics
KW - neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders
KW - psychosurgery
KW - regulation
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U2 - 10.3389/fnhum.2020.588458
DO - 10.3389/fnhum.2020.588458
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85100320979
SN - 1662-5161
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
JF - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
M1 - 588458
ER -