Surgical Treatments for Severe Depression and OCD

For people with treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or major depressive disorder (MDD), standard treatments such as medication and psychotherapy may not provide enough relief. Neurosurgeon Ben Shofty, MD, explains how psychiatric neurosurgery offers options for some patients who have exhausted other treatments. Learn how the procedures work, what recovery and results can look like, and why these treatments may help patients respond to therapies that were not effective before.