Bibliograph

American experience, an Ark Media film for American experience ; WGBH Boston ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written by Barak Goodman ; produced and directed by Barak Goodman and John Maggio

Type

Label

American experience, an Ark Media film for American experience ; WGBH Boston ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written by Barak Goodman ; produced and directed by Barak Goodman and John Maggio

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

American experience

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

231786711

Responsibility statement

an Ark Media film for American experience ; WGBH Boston ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written by Barak Goodman ; produced and directed by Barak Goodman and John Maggio

Runtime

Summary

The medical procedure, lobotomy, was considered a groundbreaking procedure that promised hope to the most distressed mentally ill patients and their families. What began as an operation of last resort was soon being performed at some fifty state asylums, often with devastating results. The neurologist, Walter Freeman, in little more than a decade after his rise to fame, was decried as a moral monster, and that the lobotomy was one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine. Through interviews with former patients and their families, students, and medical historians, get an unprecendented look at one of the darkest chapters in psychiatric history

Table Of Contents

Angel of mercy or medical monster -- Ellen Ionesco's story -- Warehoused patients and experimental treatments -- Dr. Freeman's research -- Refining the procedure -- Production line lobotomies -- Training others -- Beulah Jones' story -- The West Virginia lobotomy project -- Fighting critics -- Howard Dully's story -- Freeman's final journey

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Lobotomist

Classification