Tippin, J., Henn, F. A. (December 1982) Modified leukotomy in the treatment of intractable obessional neurosis. American Journal of Psychiatry, 139 (12). pp. 1601-3. ISSN 0002-953X
Abstract
Modified leukotomies were performed on 5 patients with severe, incapacitating obsessional neurosis. Symptoms had been present for 6 or more years in all patients, and 3 had been ill for more than 20 years. All had received adequate trials of more conventional treatments before the leukotomy but had shown little response. At the time of follow-up, which range from as early as 1 year to as late as nearly 7 years after surgery, each patient's condition had improved. One was considered to be in "full remission," there were "much improved," and one was still symptomatic but "improved."
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adult Female Follow-Up Studies Gyrus Cinguli/surgery Humans Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/psychology/*surgery Psychosurgery/*methods |
| Subjects: | diseases & disorders > mental disorders > neurosis |
| CSHL Authors: | |
| Communities: | CSHL labs > Henn lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | December 1982 |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2014 20:35 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2014 20:35 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/30227 |
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