Transorbital Lobotomy Instrument

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Title

Transorbital Lobotomy Instrument

Subject

Mental Illness related Lobotomies

Description

Instructional photograph regarding the procedural aspects of lobotomization

Creator

Walter Freeman

Source

Psychosurgery in the Treatment of Mental Disorders and Intractable Pain

Publisher

Blackwell Science

Date

1951

Contributor

James W. Watts

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Language

English

Type

Photograph

Citation

Walter Freeman, “Transorbital Lobotomy Instrument,” Hidden Histories UT-Austin, accessed November 23, 2024, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/375.

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