METHOD OF NEURAL INTERVENTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF AFFECTIVE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method and system for treating affective disorders such as depression and/or anxiety and/or related disorders through neuromodulatory intervention that includes brain targets within the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). This method includes the application of electrical stimulation through an electrical signal generator device where the distal end of the device comprises at least one stimulating electrode in contact with the OFC. The treatment system includes patient selection, implantation of at least one stimulating electrode in contact with the OFC, acute or chronic electrical stimulation of the OFC, and evaluation of the effects of stimulation on clinical symptoms and status.