Bibliography Cited
Carrca,R. M. E., and Mettler, Fred A. (1947): Physiologic consequences following extensive removals of the cerebellar cortex and deep cerebellar nuclei. J. Comp. Neurol., 87:169–288.
Carrca, R. M. E., (1955): Function of the primate brachium conjunctivum and related structures. J. Comp. Neurol. (In press.)
Columia-Greystone Associates (1949). Selective Partial Ablation of the Frontal Cortex. Hoeber. New York.
(1952): Psychosurgical Problems. Blakiston. Philadelphia.
Connecticut Lobotomy Committee (Moore, B. E.; Freidman, S.; Simon, B.; and Farmer, J.) (1948). The frontal lobes. Res. Publ. Assoc. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 27: 769–794.
Crandell, A. (1952): Deterioration versus regression. U. S. P. H. S. Pub. 156.
Crandell, A.; Zubin, J.; Mettler, Fred A.; and Logan, N. D. (1954): The prognostic value of“mobility” during the first two years of hospitalization for mental disorder.Psychiat. Quart., 28:2, 185–210.
Crutcher, H. B. (1952): Environmental rating scale. U. S. P. H. S. Publ. 16, p. 163.
Culler, E. A., and Mettler, Fred A. (1934a): Observations upon conduct of a thalamic dog. Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 31:607–609.
(1934b): Conditioned behavior in a decorticate dog. J. Comp. Psychol., 3:291–303.
Halstead, W. C. (1947): Brain and Intelligence. University of Chicago Press.
Landis, C.; Zubin, J.; and Mettler, Fred A. (1950): The functions of the human frontal lobe. J. Psychol., 30:123–138.
Mettler, Fred A. (1935): Cerebral function and cortical localization. J. Gen. Psychol., 13:367–401.
(1942): Relation between pyramidal and extrapyramidal function. Res. Pub. Assoc. Res. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 21:150–227.
(1944): Physiologic effects of bilateral simultanecous frontal lesions in the frontal cortex. J. Comp. Neurol., 81:105–136.
(1945): Effects of bilateral simultaneous subcortical lesions in the primate. J. Neuropath. and Exper. Biol., 4:99–122.
(1949): A comparison between various forms of psychosurgery. N. Y. S. J. Med., 49:2283–2286.
Mettler, Fred A.; Finch, G.; Girden, E. A.; and Culler, E. A. (1934): Acoustic value of the several componentsof the auditory pathways. Brain, 57:475–483.
Mettler, Fred A., and Mettler, C. C. (1942): The effect of striatal injury. Brain, 65:242–255.
Mettler, Fred A., and Whittier, J. R. (1947a): The experimental productionof abnormal movements in primates. Trans. Am. Neurol. Assoc., 72:96–101.
, (1947b): The experimental production of abnormal movementsin primates. Trans. Am. Neurol. Assoc., 72:190–192.
Richter, C. P., and Hines, M. (1938): Increased spontaneous activity produced in monkeys by brain lesions. Brain., 61:1–16.
Sagert, et al. (1949): See Columbia-Greystone Associates, 1949.
Staudt, V., and Zubin, J. (1953): Evaluation of outcome of treatment in the somatotherapies. Am. Psychologist, 8:441.
United States Public HealthService Publication, No. 16, 1951: Proceedingsof the First Research Conference on Psychosurgery. U. S. P. H. S. Pub. 16. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C.
United States Public Health Service Publication, No. 156, 1952:Proceedings of the Second Research Conference on Psychosurgery, U. S. P. H. S. Pub. 156. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C.
United States Public Health Service Publication, No. 221, 1953: Proceedings of the Third Research Conference on Psychosurgery. U. S. P. H. S. Pub. 221. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C.
Wittenborn, J. R. (1950a): A factor analysis of Rorschach scoring categories. J. Consult. Psychol.,14:261–267.
(1950b): A new procedure for evaluating mental hospital patients. J. Consult. Psychol., 14:500–501.
(1950c): Level of mental health as a factor in the implications of Rorschach scores. J. Consult. Psychol., 14:469–472.
Wittenborn, J. R. (1952): In U. S. P. H. S. Pub. No. 156.
Wittenborn, J. R., and Mettler, Fred A. (1951a): A lack of perceptual control score for the Rorschach test. J. Clin. Psychol., 7:331–334.
(1951b): Some psychological changes following psychosurgery. J. Abnor. and Soc. Psychol., 46:548–556.
Zubin, J. (1951): Criteria for the selection of psychotic patients for psychosurgery. Priceedings of the First Research Conference on Psychosurgery. U. S. P. H. S. Pub. No. 16, p. 56.
Zubin, J. (1952): Evaluation of changes in patients after psychosurgery. Proceedings of the Second Research Conference on Psychosurgery. U. S. P. H. S. Pub. No. 156, p. 94.
Zubin, J.; Windle, C.; and Hamwi, V. (1953): Retrospective evaluation of psychological tests as prognostic instruments in mental disorder. J. of Person., 21:342–355.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
From the department of anatomy and neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; the New Jersey State Hospital at Greystone Park; and the department of psychology, Yale University.
The term psychosurgery is used here in the sense of the employment of neurosurgical procedures on the frontal lobes of psychotic patients.
This investigation was supported in part by a research grant—MH 118 (c), Dr. Fred A. Mettler, responsible investigator—from the National Institute of Mental Health, of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Mettler, F.A., Crandell, A., Wittenborn, J.R. et al. Factors, in the pre-operative situation of schizophrenics, considered tobe of significance in influencing outcome following psychosurgery. Psych Quar 28, 549–606 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01567074
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01567074