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Psychosurgery (1974–2014). Withdrawals and revivals. New movements and old inspirations
- Source :
- Comptes Rendus Biologies. 338:602-606
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2015.
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Abstract
- At the Paris Colloquium held forty years ago, and which this paper celebrates, the issue of psychosurgery had not been tackled yet. At that time psychosurgery was tainted by the controversial history of lobotomy and leucotomy. Supporters of psychosurgery at the time of the Colloquium were preparing their fourth International Conference, which was held in Madrid the following year. This represented a key characteristic of the collective, institutional and symbolic action of psychosurgery practitioners. At the end of the seventies, their strategy changed as noted below. Furthermore, we focus on the special importance of the results presented and commented on by psychosurgery supporters, including its conception and classification throughout the rhetoric historically involved (its supposed ventriloquism, its persuasive strength). Based on this view, we suggest a critical reflection encompassing old and new psychosurgery, while questioning the value of new rhetorical devices for the assessment and presentation of psychosurgery results after the surge of Deep Brain Stimulation.
- Subjects :
- Value (ethics)
History
Psychoanalysis
General Immunology and Microbiology
Deep Brain Stimulation
Mental Disorders
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medicine.medical_treatment
General Medicine
Symbolic action
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Lobotomy
Psychosurgery
Presentation
Rhetorical device
Rhetoric
medicine
Humans
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Critical reflection
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Details
- ISSN :
- 16310691
- Volume :
- 338
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Comptes Rendus Biologies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....885c1cca83c3af6a4dd0ca1b56e4bd9b