Titlebook: Lobotomy Nation; The History of Psych Jesper Vaczy Kragh Book 2021 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license

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Last Resort?—Selecting Patients for Lobotomies in Vordingborg, 1947–1956er analysed. Using a database containing information about all lobotomies at the Vordingborg hospital, the selection of patients for lobotomy is studied in detail. Historiographical theories concerning the use of lobotomy as a last resort are also examined by focusing on features such as indications

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Women and the Problem of Psychopathy—Gender and Control in Vordingborg, 1947–1956his psychopathy and gender bias. In general, female lobotomy patients were recommended for psychosurgery at an earlier stage of their hospitalisation than the male patients, had undergone less treatment with other therapies and were overrepresented among the young lobotomy patients. This chapter sho

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A Question of Consent—Coercion and Consent to Lobotomy, 1946–1958mance of lobotomy required the psychiatrist to obtain the consent of the patient, or his or her next of kin, to the treatment. The chapter analyses the role played by the consent requirement when neurosurgery was being considered. The consent issue gives an insight into the patient-doctor relationsh