Name/Title
My LobotomyEntry/Object ID
L2014.1.184Description
My Lobotomy. Autobiographical look at the life of Howard Dully, who as a 12 year old boy, was subjected to a frontal lobotomy by Dr. Walter Freeman, with the consent of his parents. The book relates the difficult relationship between Howard and his step-mother who eventually arranged the lobotomy. It discusses the general attitude toward mental health during the 1950's & 1960's. It stresses the work by Howard to bring this injustice to the forefront to be evaluated by the public.
Fortunately, Howard survived the lobotomy and eventually made a life for himself that he relates in this story.
286/Softbound/PhotographsCollection
Psychiatric ArchivesLexicon
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Psychiatry, Mental healthSearch Terms
Lobotomy, Freeman, WalterBook Details
Author
Dully, Howard and Charles FlemingDate Published
2007Call No.
Psy DUISBN
978-0-307-38127-9Notes
Copy No.: 1Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Walter FreemanPerson or Organization
Howard Dully