Modified leukotomy in the treatment of intractable obessional neurosis

Tippin, J., Henn, F. A. (1982) Modified leukotomy in the treatment of intractable obessional neurosis. Am J Psychiatry, 139 (12). pp. 1601-3.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7149061
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.139.12.1601

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.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: diseases & disorders > mental disorders > impulse control disorders
organism description > animal > mammal > primates > hominids > human
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Henn lab
Depositing User: Elizabeth Pessala
Date: 1982
Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2020 20:10
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2020 20:10
URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/39160

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