title: Psychosurgery.
abstract: The author describes the three commonly practiced surgical methods in the treatment of mental illness, i.e., cingulotomy, anterior capsulotomy, and posteromedial hypothalamotomy.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Neurosurgeon, Geta, Aland, Finland. lauril@aland.net
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Laitinen
mesh_terms: D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000601:surgery*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D011612:Psychosurgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data