Psychosurgery: Damaging the Brain to Save the Mind

by Joann Ellison Rodgers

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Rodgers relates the history of psychosurgery--from the horrifying icepick lobotomies of the '40s and '50s to the responsible and not-so-responsible practices of today--making an even-handed examination of all the moral and medical pros and cons and providing a basis for careful evaluation.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0060164050

ISBN13:9780060164058

Release Date:January 1992

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Length:249 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 8.6"

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