{"product_id":"the-lobotomist-a-maverick-medical-genius-and-his-tragic-quest-to-rid-the-world-of-mental-illness-paperback","title":"The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack El-Hai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Drawing on Freeman's documents and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look at the life and work of this complex scientific genius. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Although many patients did not benefit from the thousands of lobotomies Freeman performed, others believed their lobotomies changed them for the better. Drawing on a rich collection of documents Freeman left behind and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look into the life of this complex scientific genius and traces the physician's fascinating life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFascinating . . . an important and disturbing contribution to the history of psychiatry.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaptivating. . . . No history of modern psychiatry is complete without this story.\u003cbr\u003e --Andrew Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Although many patients did not benefit from the thousands of lobotomies Freeman performed, others believed their lobotomies changed them for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a rich collection of documents Freeman left behind and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look into the life of this complex scientific genius and traces the physician's fascinating life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating . . . an important and disturbing contribution to the history of psychiatry.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Captivating. . . . No history of modern psychiatry is complete without this story.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Andrew Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter Freeman, M.D., who saw a solution in lobotomy, a brain operation intended to reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms. Although many patients did not benefit from the thousands of lobotomies Freeman performed, others believed their lobotomies changed them for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a rich collection of documents Freeman left behind and interviews with Freeman's family, Jack El-Hai takes a penetrating look into the life of this complex scientific genius and traces the physician's fascinating life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK EL-HAI\u003c\/b\u003e is the President of the American Society of Journalists and a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He is a past winner of the Minnesota Book Award and the June Roth Memorial Award for Medical Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.5 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468198854909,"sku":"9780470098301","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QjNMd2JQNkxISC80ek9LNkx6dk1Fdz09.webp?v=1777285787","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-lobotomist-a-maverick-medical-genius-and-his-tragic-quest-to-rid-the-world-of-mental-illness-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}