Editing Psychosurgery (section)

==Ethics==
Psychosurgery has a controversial history, and despite modifications, still raises serious questions about benefit, risks, and the adequacy with which consent is obtained.  Its continued use is defended by references to the "therapeutic imperative" to do something in the case of psychiatric patients who have not responded to other forms of treatment, and the evidence that some patients see improvement in their symptoms following surgery. There remain however problems concerning the rationale, indications and efficacy of psychosurgery, and the results of the operation raise questions of "identity, spirit, relationships, integrity and human flourishing".<ref>{{cite book |first=G. |last=Gillet |year=2007 |chapter=Psychosurgery and neuroimplantation: changing what is deep within a person |editor-first=R. E. |editor-last=Ashcroft |display-editors=etal |title=Principles of Health Care Ethics |publisher=Wiley |location=Hoboken, New Jersey |pages=811–817 |doi=10.1002/9780470510544.ch109|isbn=9780470027134 }}</ref>