Table 3.

Evaluation of the importance of IPC.

(I don’t agree at all)	1	2	3	4	5 (I fully agree)
The patient’s preparation for a neurosurgical intervention should be carried out both by physicians and psychologists.	○	○	○	○	○
A close cooperation between psychologists and doctors is important for patient’s complete information.	○	○	○	○	○
Inter-professional cooperation between psychologists and doctors is beneficial for an ideal therapeutic outcome.	○	○	○	○	○
The involvement of psychological specialists to care for patients during treatment makes sense for patients.	○	○	○	○	○
The involvement of psychological specialists to care for patients during treatment is helpful for patients.	○	○	○	○	○
Patients who have received DBS should be monitored afterwards by psychologists.	○	○	○	○	○