Webinar: Brain Circuit-Based Treatments for OCD: Forward (and Back) to the Future

Recorded Webinar | Lifespan

Treatment Modalities

When OCD proves resistant to standard behavioral and medication treatments, there are other options. They range from noninvasive TMS as described by Dr. Camprodon’s talk, to invasive Direct Brain Stimulation, as discussed in Dr. Goodman’s talk, and finally, there is neurosurgical ablation as described by Dr. Greenberg. A form of TMS recently obtained FDA approval for OCD, while DBS is approved in the EU with humanitarian approval in the US. This talk focuses on the history of, evaluation for, and outcomes of ventral capsulotomy vs other available therapies for intractable OCD.

Faculty: Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH, PhD; Ben Greenberg, MD, PhD; Wayne Goodman, MD

Learning Objective 1: Attendees will be able to identify the history of neurosurgery for intractable OCD.

Learning Objective 2: Attendees will be able to recite how candidates for OCD neurosurgery are evaluated.

Learning Objective 3: Attendees will be able to analyze the outcomes of OCD neurosurgery.