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STUDIES IN DEPRESSION: 1. CINGULO‐TRACTOTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE AFFECTIVE ILLNESS

1971; Wiley; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87412.x

1326-5377

Harry R. Bailey, John L. Dowling, Cedric Swanton, Evan Davies,

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Fifty cases of selective anterior cingulotomy (cingulo-tractotomy) are reviewed. The application of this psychosurgical procedure to patients suffering from severe chronic depressive illness is considered. Criteria for the selection of cases for the operation are discussed, and a plea is made for consideration of the operation as a potentially life-saving therapeutic measure.