Show THAT BODY OF YOURS By Dr James W. W Barton Surgical Treatment of Chronic Mental l Illness When a pat patient ent has been treated for tor a mental ailment aUment for fora for fora a number of ot years his symptoms symptoms symptoms toms being a hazard to himself and others or where his depression depression depression depres depres- sion of ot spirits is so profound that family and attendants share much of ot his grief anything that would relieve him and hence others is naturally welcomed This is b why the operation lobotomy lobo lobo- removal tomy-removal tom tomy removal of front lobes lobea of the brain brain Is Is being performed in various mental institutions I have mentioned this operation operatIon operation opera opera- tion tIon and the results obtained in two previous articles because while a cure is not always obtained obtained ob ob- most patients are helped and none are arc harmed A recent report on a series of ot of ot these operations during during during dur dur- ing 1941 to 1915 1945 is ia given by Drs L L. Hofstatter A. A K Busch J J. J F. F Clancy and E E. E A. A in the Southern Medical Journal This series of cases represents represents patients who have been I ill for an average of ot 10 years I and have been in hospital for tor an average of ot five years Many of oC these showed not only poor adjustment adjustment adjustment ad ad- to life liCe and to others but definite social antisocial behavior noisy noisy fighting even murder murder- ous They had received many forms of treatment all Comparing the results of operation operation operation op op- op- op in these patients with those obtained in a survey urvey of 82 patients in 17 other places with nearly six times as many cases caJes Busch Clancy and showed 31 per cent much improved 33 per cent improved and 30 per cent slightly or not improved When we remember that th these e patients had been ill m for ten or more years had been in hospital for tor at least five years had received received re re- re all other known forms of treatment without relief from their symptoms we must agree with these four physicians in their belief bellet that the results obtained ob- ob obtained ob by this operation lobo operation lobotomy lobo lobo- tomy tomy justifies justifies its use In these chronic cases of ot mental illness Changes of Life In Men MenThe MenThe MenThe The Male Climacteric Men do have changes of ot life Ufe because of gland changes Symptoms Symptoms Symptoms toms are slight loss of memory lack of concentration emotional disturbances loss lose of confidence disturbance of the circulation and others Send ten cents coin preferred preferred pre pre- and a three-cent three stamp and ask for booklet Change of ot Life in Men Wrap coins carefully and mall mail your letter to Dr James W. W Barton care of ot The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah It Is the aim of ot our fiscal policy policy pol pol- icy to balance the budget for 1947 1917 and to retire the national debt in boom times such as aa these President Truman |