Miller, A., & Psych, D. (1967). The Lobotomy Patient.A Decade Later: A Follow-up Study of a Research Project Started in 1948. Canad. Med. Ass. J. April, 15. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1922743/pdf/canmedaj01211-0018.pdf

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A 1967 study followed 133 patients who received lobotomies between 1948 and 1952 to evaluate their long-term outcomes. By the time of the follow-up in 1962 and 1963, 17 patients had passed away, leaving 116 patients to be assessed.

1967 Follow-Up Study of Lobotomy Patients

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Schizophrenia is seen as the highlight of why people should get lobotomies. This study detailed how despite schizophrenia being seen as the most “untreatable” illness, they did equally as well post-lobotomy. Schizophrenia patients appeared to have the same results as patients with other mental health disorders. 75% of schizophrenia patients were working and 38% were in high caliber jobs. 

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