Bibliograph

The lobotomist, a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness, Jack El-Hai

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The lobotomist, a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness, Jack El-Hai

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lobotomist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

55845818

Responsibility statement

Jack El-Hai

Sub title

a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- September 1936 -- Rittenhouse Square -- The education of a lobotomist -- In the hospital wards -- A perfect partner -- Refining lobotomy -- Lines of battle -- Life and death -- Waterfall -- Fame -- Road warrior -- Leaving home -- Decline -- Ghost -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Bibliography

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