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
- Sound:
- Silent
- 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