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- The Service
- Treatments
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- Library Contents
- Reports
- Presentations
- History of NMD
- 1. Preface
- 2. A Prehistory of NMD
- 3. The Story of Phineas Gage
- 4. The Nineteenth Century: Gottleib Burckhardt
- 5. The 20th Century
- 6. Psychosurgery in Europe
- 7. The decline of lobotomy
- 8. A renaissance (of sorts)
- 9. Definitions of Neurosurgery for Mental Disorder
- 10. Psychosurgery under the spotlight
- 11. Conclusions
- Depression Info
- OCD Info
- Forms & Tools
- Rating Scales
- Summary of published VNS research
- Site Map
- Contact Us
Latest News
13/10/11: Presentation given at RCPsych meeting in Newcastle is online.
30/6/11: Presentation given at RCPsych Congress in Brighton is available for download.
27/6/11: The AIS Annual Report 2011 is online.
1/12/10: The Department of Health has updated their information on Cross-border transfers of patients under the Mental Health Act . The relevant forms are available to download.
Overview
The Service
The Dundee Advanced Interventions Service is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for severe and chronic treatment-refractory depression (TRD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
We are a National Specialist Service, which means that we are one of over 70 national services in Scotland, receiving funding directly from the National Services Division (NSD) of NHS Scotland. Referrals (and some treatments, such as neurosurgery) are cost-free to NHS Boards in Scotland. This works because monies for specialist services are 'top sliced' from money given to NHS Boards by the Scottish Executive.
We are 'hosted' by NHS Tayside and whilst most of the staff are employed by NHS Tayside, many of the staff hold honorary contracts (or indeed, full contracts) with the University of Dundee.
Assessment and Treatment Services
NHS organisations in Scotland who wish to make a referral can do so without having to apply for separate funding. NHS Trusts in England and Wales must obtain funding before patients can be seen.
Treatments such as Neurosurgery for Mental Disorder (NMD) and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) do not require additional funding for Scottish NHS Boards, but NHS Trusts in England and Wales do require funding to be authorised before treatment. Some treatments such as inpatient Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) are out with the Service Level Agreement and have to be funded separately by all referring bodies.
Key Links
Find out more about the service
Guides
Referral guide for psychiatrists
Overview of the referral and assessment process for patients/ relatives/ etc.
Criteria
Criteria for ablative neurosurgery (Anterior Cingulotomy)
Treatment recommendations prior to ablative neurosurgery
