Prefrontal lobotomy in chronic schizophrenia

Prefrontal lobotomy in chronic schizophrenia

Contributor(s):
Bennett, Abram Elting, 1898-1985
Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital (Omaha, Neb.). Psychiatric Department
Pennsylvania State College. Psychological Cinema Register.
Publication:
[State College, Pa. : Psychological Cinema Register of the Pennsylvania State College, c1944
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Frontal Lobe -- surgery
Psychosurgery
Schizophrenia -- surgery
Genre(s):
Case Reports
Instructional Film and Video
Abstract:
This film shows the improvement that can result from prefrontal lobotomy in chronic psychotics. Four patients are shown before and after the operation. Patients include one 25-year-old aggressive female, one 22-year-old aggressive male, one female who had been catatonic for five years, and one 26-year-old Ph.D. who has had catatonic lapses in the last three years. All patients appeared calmer and more sociable after surgery. Only the five-year catatonic female had to continue hospitalization after the lobotomy, although she had improved greatly. Filmed at the Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
019 min.
Color:
Black and white
Credits:
A.E. Bennett.
Provenance:
Received: (date unknown); donation; from Psychological Cinema Register of Pennsylvania State University.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
8601165A (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
31663178
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8601165A