Prefrontal Lobotomy: Stepping-Stone or Pitfall?

The standard prefrontal lobotomy operation was introduced as a treatment for mental illness in 1935. Although many patients benefited from it, the neurological and psychiatric side effects often proved more disabling than the psychiatric illness itself. However, the introduction of the operation enc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 1970-11, Vol.127 (5), p.591-598
Hauptverfasser:	HOLDEN, J. M.C, ITIL, T. M, HOFSTATTER, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Depression - therapy Electroencephalography Frontal Lobe - physiology Humans Psychosurgery - adverse effects
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