The Lobotomist
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Based, in part, on the book The lobotomist: a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness, by Jack El-Hai.
Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS program American experience.
Narrated by Campbell Scott.
The medical procedure, lobotomy, was considered a groundbreaking procedure that promised hope to the most distressed mentally ill patients and their families. What began as an operation of last resort was soon being performed at some fifty state asylums, often with devastating results. The neurologist, Walter Freeman, in little more than a decade after his rise to fame, was decried as a moral monster, and that the lobotomy was one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine. Through interviews with former patients and their families, students, and medical historians, get an unprecendented look at one of the darkest chapters in psychiatric history.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Contents: Lobotomist.
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SERIES
American experience (Television program)
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0793694094
9780793694099
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Grimberg, Sharon.
Goodman, Barak.
Maggio, John.
Scott, Campbell.
El-Hai, Jack.
Ark Media (Firm)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Educational Foundation.
PBS Home Video.
SUBJECTS
Freeman, Walter, -- 1895-1972.
Frontal lobotomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Depression, Mental -- History -- United States -- 20th century.
Psychosurgery -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.