Evaluation of Psychosurgery
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- Created on: 25-01-19 15:17
Evaluation of Psychosurgery |
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EvaluationPsychosurgery is unethical is prefrontal lobotomies became a means of dealing with 'difficult' mental patients or people in society. Therefore, informed consent was not always given, especially from children or patients with severe psychological disorders. However, the Mental Health Act (1983) states that patient's consent is now required for psychosurgery. |
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