Psychiatrist Administering Shock Therapy
(Original Caption) 7/11/1949- Dr. Walter Freeman, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, demonstrates his new surgical technique in a refined operation called "transorbital lobotomy" at Western State Hospital. Dr. James G. Shanklin, staff psychiatrist at the hospital, is administering electric shock and anesthesia.
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515297614
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Bettmann
Date created:
11 July, 1949
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- Women,
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- Unconscious,
- Adult,
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- Men,
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- Pierce County - Washington State,
- Skill,
- Sleeveless,
- Suit,
- Surgical Equipment,
- White People,
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