Neurosurgical Management of Psychiatric Disorders, Part A

Mikhail F. Chernov is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, Adachi Medical Center, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan Jamil A. Rzaev, MD, DMedSci Physician-in-Chief Federal Neurosurgical Center Novosibirsk Russia Roberto Martinez-Alvarez, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Functional Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery Ruber International Hospital Madrid Spain

• 1. A Comparative History of PsychosurgeryBoleslav L. Lichterman, Michael Schulder, Baobin Liu, Xinyu Yang, Takaomi Taira (Moscow, Russian Federation; Lake Success, NY, USA; Tianjin, China; and Tokyo, Japan)2. Modern Neurosurgical Techniques for Psychiatric DisordersAntonio De Salles, Luan Lucena, Thiago Paranhos, Maria Alice Ferragut, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, Alessandra Gorgulho (Los Angeles, CA, USA, and São Paulo, Campinas, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)3. Role of Neuromodulation with Deep Brain Stimulation in Management of Psychiatric DisordersGiuseppe Messina, Ignazio G. Vetrano, Giulio Bonomo, Giovanni Broggi (Milan and Ravenna, Italy)4. Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Update on Mechanism of Action and Clinical UsePeter Theiss, Konstantin V. Slavin (Chicago, IL, USA)5. Tailored Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression and AddictionsDaniel Levi, Sonia Vignati, Elisabetta Guida, Angelo Oliva, Stefano Oliva, Pietro Cecconi, Giorgio Bianchi, Alberto Sironi, Angelo Corso, Giovanni Broggi (Como Province and Milan, Italy)6. Recent Advances in Understanding Depressive Disorder: Possible Relevance to Brain Stimulation TherapiesHiroshi Kunugi, Maria A. Tikhonova (Tokyo, Japan, and Novosibirsk, Russian Federation)7. Neuroimaging of Psychiatric DisordersChristian Iorio-Morin, Can Sarica, Gavin J. B. Elias, Irene Harmsen, and Mojgan Hodaie (Sherbrooke, Québec, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada)8. Modern Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Management of Psychiatric DisordersRoberto Martínez-Álvarez, Cristina Torres Díaz (Madrid, Spain)9. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderRyan B. Kochanski, Konstantin V. Slavin (San Antonio, TX, and Chicago, IL, USA)10. LINAC-based Radiosurgery for Functional and Psychiatric Disorders: Problems and Their SolutionsValery V. Kostjuchenko, Andrey V. Golanov (Moscow, Russian Federation)11. The Future Perspectives of Psychiatric NeurosurgeryRyan B. Kochanski, Konstantin V. Slavin (San Antonio, TX, and Chicago, IL, USA)