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A panel of experts answered your questions on Walter Freeman's character, his development of lobotomy as a treatment for mental illness, the state of mental health care in the mid-20th century and today, and the ethical issues raised by lobotomy.
The Forum was live from January 21 through 25, 2008, and is now over. The questions and replies are posted here permanently for you to read.
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Read about the forum participants:
Jack El-Hai, writer
Angelene Forester, daughter of a former patient
Franklin Freeman, son of Walter Freeman
Walter J. Freeman III, son of Walter Freeman
Barak Goodman, filmmaker
John Maggio, filmmaker
Anand Pandya, professor of psychiatry
Andrew Scull, professor of sociology
Elliot S. Valenstein, professor of neuroscience
Robert Whitaker, journalist
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