1. Lobotomy in Norwegian psychiatry.
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Tranøy, Joar and Blomberg, Wenche
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FRONTAL lobotomy , *FRONTAL lobe surgery , *PSYCHOSURGERY , *PSYCHIATRY , *SURGEONS , *MENTAL health - Abstract
The article analyzes the concept of lobotomy in Norwegian psychiatry. According to the annual reports of the various medical institutions, lobotomies in Norway were usually performed in psychiatric hospitals rather than in the neurosurgical wards of general hospitals, as in Sweden and Denmark. Norway's geography may explain this difference. Indeed, transportation to centrally located hospitals with neurosurgical departments is more difficult than in either Denmark or Sweden. Because of this problem, itinerant surgeons with no training in neurosurgery often performed the operations.
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- 2005
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