psychosurgery

Noun

Meaning

brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

est marathon counseling psychotherapy neurosurgery hypnotism lobotomy shock therapy leucotomy neuro biofeedback electroconvulsive therapy electrotherapy shock treatment neurosurg
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Antonyms

serious injury

Hypernyms

brain surgery

Hyponyms

lobotomy leucotomy leukotomy amygdalotomy callosotomy frontal lobotomy

Examples

According to Freeman, if they had not met in person it is highly unlikely that he would have ventured into the domain of frontal lobe psychosurgery. Source: Internet

In the US and other Western countries, the number of operations has further declined over the past 30 years, a period during which there have been no major advances in ablative psychosurgery. Source: Internet

Neurosurgery and psychosurgery work primarily with surgical treatment of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Source: Internet

Since 2000 there has been only one centre in Belgium performing psychosurgery, carrying out about 8 or 9 operations a year (some capsulotomies and some DBS), mostly for OCD. Source: Internet

By 1937, Puusepp, despite his earlier criticism of Burckhardt, was increasingly persuaded that psychosurgery could be a valid medical intervention for the mentally disturbed. Source: Internet

Psychiatrists may advocate psychiatric drugs, psychotherapy or more controversial interventions such as electroshock or psychosurgery to treat mental illness. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

psychostress psychostressor psychosurgeon psychosurgical psychosyndrome psychosynthesis