Year: 2000 Source: World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, v.1, no.4, (October 2000), p.197-203 SIEC No: 20050551

The authors sought to determine the long-term outcome of 5 patients with severe & refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder spectrum following neursurgery. They found that all patients failed to maintain initial improvements after surgery & relapsed. In addition, they became depressed with suicidal ideation or attempt. (26 refs)