Cutting through stigma: psychiatry and neurosurgery working together

Ludvic Zrinzo; Quentin Huys; Robert Howard; Anton Grech; David Christmas; Himanshu Tyagi

doi:10.1192/bjp.2026.10710

Cutting through stigma: psychiatry and neurosurgery working together

Ludvic Zrinzo (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Quentin Huys
, Robert Howard
, Anton Grech
, David Christmas
, Himanshu Tyagi

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Functional neurosurgery can modulate the pathological brain circuits that underlie psychiatric symptoms. For select disorders it is safe, precise and evidence-based; for others, it holds real promise. Nevertheless, referrals remain strikingly low relative to the burden of refractory illness - a gap that could be meaningfully addressed by closer psychiatry-neurosurgery collaboration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Early online date	29 Jun 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10710
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Jun 2026

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