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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 1;177(3):200-203.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010037.

Deep Brain Stimulation for Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Progress and Opportunities

Wayne K Goodman  1 , Eric A Storch  1 , Jeffrey F Cohn  1 , Sameer A Sheth  1
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Editorial

Deep Brain Stimulation for Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Progress and Opportunities

Wayne K Goodman et al. Am J Psychiatry. .
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Keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Outcome Studies; Ventral Anterior Limb.

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