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2K US Veterans Lobotomized in '40s, '50s

In the first detailed account of the Veterans Administration's psychosurgery program, the Wall Street Journal reveals the extent to which lobotomies were used on veterans in the 1940s and '50s, before antipsychotic drugs came on the market and public opinion dipped. Unearthed documents show how one of the "most controversial... Reported by Newser 8 hours ago.

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