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SPECIAL: Remembering Howard Dully of "My Lobotomy"

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This chapter explores the troubling legacy of lobotomies by psychiatrist Walter Freeman, detailing the first transorbital procedure in 1946. It sets the stage for the poignant story of Howard Dully, one of Freeman's youngest patients, in light of his recent passing.

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