Graeme & Tom Yorston – Rosemary Kennedy, Lobotomised for Being Different (Documentary)

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Rosemary Kennedy, Lobotomised for Being Different (Documentary)

Published 19 feb 2022

This Video is One of the Saddest Stories of the 20th Century.
Rosemary Kennedy, the Younger Sister of John F Kennedy was Born with A Mild Intellectual Disability in 1918.

Although she was Happy, Personable and Vivacious, she could Not Keep Up with her Eight High Achieving Siblings. She was Sent to A Dozen Different Schools and Traipsed around Every Doctor and Psychologist in New England in the Hope of A Cure.

She had A Brief Period of Happiness at A Montessori School in London, while her Father was Ambassador to the UK, but the War Cut this Short. When she Returned Home she went into A Decline and her Father had her Lobotomised at the Age of 23, and she had No Contact with her Family for the Next 20 Years.

This Video explores the Shocking Views about Intellectual Disability held by Many Societies in the 1930’s and 1940’s and the Limited Treatments Available for Mental Disorders at that Time. The Details of her Lobotomy are Presented with a New Analysis of Some of her Behaviour by A Neuro Psychiatrist with Experience of Complex Mental Disorders.

I will Also Explain Why Dr Walter Freeman, Who was Involved in Rosemary’s Lobotomy and Who went On to Perform 4.000 Other Surgeries, has Been Described as the Most Scorned Doctor besides Nazi Doctor Josef Mengele.

Discovering More for Your Self

Kate Clifford Larson’s Biography of Rosemary is Detailed and Authoritative, but More than That, It Captures the Tragedy of Rosemary’s Life, the Daughter Who Just Wanted to please her Impossible Father. Jack El Hai’s account of Walter Freeman, the Lobotomist, is a Fascinating Read as Well for Anyone Wanting to Know More about One of the Darkest Chapters in Medical History. These and Others are Available through my Amazon Store.
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Academic References

Barr, MW, & Whitney, EA, Preventive Medicine and Mental Deficiency, New England Journal of Medicine, 1930, Page 18, 203, 872 – 876.
Brown, FW, Eugenic Sterilization in the United States Its Present Status, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1930, Page 3, 22, 35 149
Caruso, JP, & Sheehan, JP, Psycho Surgery, Ethics, and Media: A History of Walter Freeman and the Lobotomy, Neuro Surgical Focus, 2017, Page 3, 43. E6
Editorial, Frontal Lobotomy, Journal of American Medical Association, 1941, Page 7, 117, 534- 535
El Hai, J, The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and his Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness, J Wiley, 2005, Hoboken, New Jersey
Freeman, W, Neuro Surgical Treatment of Certain Abnormal Mental States, Panel Discussion at Cleveland Session, Journal of American Medical Association, 1941, Page 7, 117, 517 – 527.
Freeman, W & Watts, JW, Pre Frontal Lobotomy: the Surgical Relief of Mental Pain, Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 1942. Page 12, 18 , 794
Kessler, R, The Sins of the Father: Joseph P Kennedy and the Dynasty he Founded, St Martin’s Press, 1996
Mainieri, G, Loddo, G, & Provini, F, Disorders of Arousal: A Chrono Biological Perspective, Clocks & Sleep, 2021, Page 1, 3, 53 – 65
Nevsimalova, S, Prihodova, I, Kemlink, D, & Skibova, J, Childhood Parasomnia, A Disorder of Sleep Maturation? European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2013, Page 6, 17, 615 – 619
Nikolić, D, Marinković, M, Međo, B, & Jovanović, K. Absence Epilepsy, Electro Clinical Features and Current Advances. Paediatrics Today, 2016, Page 1 ,12, 131 – 138

Copyright Disclaimer

The Primary Purpose of this Video is Educational. I have Tried to Use Material in the Public Domain or with Creative Commons Non Attribution Licences Wherever Possible. Where Attribution is Required, I have Listed this Below. I Believe that Any Copyright Material Used Falls under the Remit of Fair Use, but if Any Content Owners would Like to Dispute This, I will Not Hesitate to Immediately Remove that Content. It is Not my Intention to Infringe on Content Ownership in Any Way. If you Happen to Find your Art or Images in the Video, Please Let me Know and I will Be Glad to Credit you.

Images

Wikimedia Commons
Wellcome Collection
Science Museum
John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Public Domain or Used on Fair Use Basis for Education Purpose

Music

George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, Performed by the United States Marine Band with Conductor and Pianist Bramwell Tovey, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
George Gershwin – Piano Transcription of “The Man I Love“, Performed by Constantin Stephan, CC 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Gustav Holst – The Planets, Mars, the Bringer of War, Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.
Gustav Mahler – Symphony N° 5, Adagietto, Peabody Symphony Orchestra, CC. 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Jules Massenet – “Méditation” from Thaïs Performed by Bomsori Kim and Pallavi Mahidhara, CC 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Video Produced by Professor Graeme Yorston and Tom Yorston.

Reacties
https://youtu.be/9Q2CYIoGzio?si=1Sa5a3gBJA-8Vyfh

Wikipedia – Lobotomie + National Library of Medicine – Prefrontal Lobotomy in the Treatment of Mental Disorders (1942) + Wikipedia – Rosemary Kennedy

Roman Polanski – Rosemary’s Baby (1968)