Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens for the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction

With approximately 7% of the adult population reporting to have taken illicit substances over the course of a year and the chronically relapsing nature of substance use disorders there is a great need for effective forms of treatment and therapies to reduce relapse. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a...

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Main Author: Hamilton, Jennifer Julie
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Psychology 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9213