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Lobotomy Nation - The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Lobotomy Nation - The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Mental Health in Historical Perspective
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This book tells the story of one of medicine's most (in)famous
treatments: the neurosurgical operation commonly known as lobotomy.
Invented by Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz in 1935, lobotomy or
psychosurgery became widely used in a number of countries,
including Denmark, where the treatment had a major breakthrough. In
fact, evidence suggests that more lobotomies were performed in
Denmark than any other country. However, the reason behind this
unofficial world record has not yet been fully understood. Lobotomy
Nation traces the history of psychosurgery and its ties to other
psychiatric treatments such as malaria fever therapy, Cardiazol
shock and insulin coma therapy, but it also situates lobotomy
within a broader context. The book argues that the rise and fall of
lobotomy is not just a story about psychiatry, it is also about
society, culture and interventions towards vulnerable groups in the
20th century.
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