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The Lobotomist explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Drawing on Freeman?s documents and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look at the life and work of this complex scientific genius. The Lobotomist explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Although many patients did not benefit from the thousands of lobotomies Freeman performed, others believed their lobotomies changed them for the better. Drawing on a rich collection of documents Freeman left behind and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look into the life of this complex scientific genius and traces the physician's fascinating life and work.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
ISBN-139780471232926
eBay Product ID (ePID)90184018
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Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameThe Lobotomist: a Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedicine
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorJack El-Hai
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height239 mm
Item Weight577 g
Item Width161 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJack El-Hai
