Overview
The Lobotomist explores one of the darkest chapters ofAmerican medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds ofthousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middledecades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped WalterFreeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operationintended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Althoughmany patients did not benefit from the thousands of lobotomiesFreeman performed, others believed their lobotomies changed themfor the better. Drawing on a rich collection of documents Freemanleft behind and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takesa penetrating look into the life of this complex scientific geniusand traces the physician's fascinating life and work.
This book title, The Lobotomist (A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness), ISBN: 9780470098301, by Jack El-Hai, published by Wiley (February 9, 2007) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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