Summary Lobotomation went on well into the 1970s and even today controversial methods of brain surgery are underway on mentally ill people - methods that are not accepted in other countries. Psychiatrist Gösta Rylander praised the results where an active communist could become a good, silent citizen through lobotomy. Former patients described what was done to them.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Lars Borgnäs Tomas Bresky Agneta Bernardzon Hans Ölvebro
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 17, 1998
Countries of origin : Sweden
Language : Swedish
Production companies : Sveriges Television (SVT)
Summary Lobotomation went on well into the 1970s and even today controversial methods of brain surgery are underway on mentally ill people - methods that are not accepted in other countries. Psychiatrist Gösta Rylander praised the results where an active communist could become a good, silent citizen through lobotomy. Former patients described what was done to them.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 17, 1998
Countries of origin : Sweden
Language : Swedish
Production companies : Sveriges Television (SVT)