The lobotomist : a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness

Type:
boek
Titel:
The lobotomist : a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness
Auteur:
El-Hai, Jack
Jaar:
2005
Onderwerp:
Freeman, Walter,
Depression, Mental Surgery History
Frontal lobotomy History
Neurosurgeons Biography
Taal:
Engels
Uitgever:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005
Plaatsnummer:
GUISL.606.24.331 (Museum Dr. Guislain)
ISBN:
0471232920
Paginering:
V, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Samenvatting:
Prologue -- September 1936 -- Rittenhouse Square -- The education of a lobotomist -- In the hospital wards -- A perfect partner -- Refining lobotomy -- Lines of battle -- Life and death -- Waterfall -- Fame -- Road warrior -- Leaving home -- Decline -- Ghost -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Bibliography.
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