Justice and Equity in Trials of Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Addiction and Overeating

摘要

Pisapia and colleagues (2013) argue that there is sufficient scientific evidence to warrant trials of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat addiction and discuss some of the ethical issues involved in conducting such trials, concentrating on patient selection and informed consent.We have elsewhere argued in detail why we think that trials of DBS in addiction are premature (Carter and Hall 2011). We have also provided guidelines on the ethical conduct of clinical trials of DBS for use by those who are unconvinced by our arguments (Carter et al. 2011).