"Psychosurgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Treatment of chronic, severe and intractable psychiatric disorders by surgical removal or interruption of certain areas or pathways in the brain, especially in the prefrontal lobes.
| Descriptor ID |
D011612
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.600 F04.570.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukotomy- Leukotomy
- Leukotomies
- Leucotomy
- Leucotomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychosurgery" by people in Profiles.
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Geller JL. Commentary: is CIT today's lobotomy? J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2008; 36(1):56-8.
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Weaver JP, Phillips C, Horowitz SL, Benjamin S. Middle fossa cyst presenting as a delayed complication of temporal lobectomy: case report. Neurosurgery. 1996 May; 38(5):1047-50; disussion 1050-1.
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Wexler DB. Mental health law and the movement toward voluntary treatment. Calif Law Rev. 1974 May; 62(3):671-92.