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Edward Rhodes Stitt, a friend of William Keen, allowed Freeman to gain a position as a lecturer in neuropathology at the U.S. Naval Medical School. He remained in the position for more than ten years. He also served as an associate professor at Georgetown's medical school in an unpaid position for seven years.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=73}} At Georgetown he performed autopsies for medical patients.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=74}} He also began teaching neurology at George Washington University. In 1926, he became a full professor and chair of the neurology department there. Georgetown offered him a full professorship as well, but he chose George Washington University.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=75}} As a young professor, his classes were engaging, and many students came to observe his demonstrations.{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=23}} He also studied pathology at George Washington University, earning a PhD in 1931. He decided to write a textbook neuropathology.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=75}} Between his writing, academic work, and treatment of patients, he often worked from 4 am until late evening. In 1933, ''Neuropathology: the Anatomic Foundation of Nervous Diseases'' was published by W.B Saunders.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=76}} After concluding the book he had what he described as a "nervous breakdown" and vacationed in France for relief.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=77}} After his return, he left his position at St. Eliabeth's and began taking barbituates to treat his insomnia.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=78}} He began focusing more on his private practice. He was a member of several medical societies.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=79}} |
Edward Rhodes Stitt, a friend of William Keen, allowed Freeman to gain a position as a lecturer in neuropathology at the U.S. Naval Medical School. He remained in the position for more than ten years. He also served as an associate professor at Georgetown's medical school in an unpaid position for seven years.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=73}} At Georgetown he performed autopsies for medical patients.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=74}} He also began teaching neurology at George Washington University. In 1926, he became a full professor and chair of the neurology department there. Georgetown offered him a full professorship as well, but he chose George Washington University.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=75}} As a young professor, his classes were engaging, and many students came to observe his demonstrations.{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=23}} He also studied pathology at George Washington University, earning a PhD in 1931. He decided to write a textbook neuropathology.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=75}} Between his writing, academic work, and treatment of patients, he often worked from 4 am until late evening. In 1933, ''Neuropathology: the Anatomic Foundation of Nervous Diseases'' was published by W.B Saunders.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=76}} After concluding the book he had what he described as a "nervous breakdown" and vacationed in France for relief.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=77}} After his return, he left his position at St. Eliabeth's and began taking barbituates to treat his insomnia.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=78}} He began focusing more on his private practice. He was a member of several medical societies.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=79}} |
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His mother was elected president of the women's auxiliary of the American Medical Association at 64 years old. She died a short time later, leaving Freeman an inheritance that, combined with that he received from his grandfather, insulated him from the effects of the [[Great Depression]].{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|pp=81–82}} |
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At George Washington University, Freeman worked to build their neurological laboratory and sought help from those at other institutions.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=83}} In 1934 he became the secretary of the [[American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology]], serving in that role for 12 years.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=85}} |
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==Beliefs== |
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Freeman was influenced by doctors who taught a localized theory of the functions of the brain, the idea that specific parts of the brain controlled specific functions of the body and they could thus be affected by interventions in that part of the brain, but also by those who saw the brain as a holistic unit and did not believe that specific areas of the brain controlled specific functions.{{sfn|Raz|2013|pp=27–28}} Early in his career, Freeman emphasized the brain's resiliency to critics of the procedure,{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=30}} contrary to what strict believers in localization contended.{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=34}} By the mid-1930s, Freeman had grown frustrated with psychiatry. He believed a physiological cause could be found for mental illnesses and was puzzled by apparently normal brains found in autopsies of schizophrenic patients.{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=32}} He initially suspected that the bodies of mental patients would be abnormal, but after numerous examinations was unable to support this idea.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=68}} |
Freeman was influenced by doctors who taught a localized theory of the functions of the brain, the idea that specific parts of the brain controlled specific functions of the body and they could thus be affected by interventions in that part of the brain, but also by those who saw the brain as a holistic unit and did not believe that specific areas of the brain controlled specific functions.{{sfn|Raz|2013|pp=27–28}} Early in his career, Freeman emphasized the brain's resiliency to critics of the procedure,{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=30}} contrary to what strict believers in localization contended.{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=34}} By the mid-1930s, Freeman had grown frustrated with psychiatry. He believed a physiological cause could be found for mental illnesses and was puzzled by apparently normal brains found in autopsies of schizophrenic patients.{{sfn|Raz|2013|p=32}} He initially suspected that the bodies of mental patients would be abnormal, but after numerous examinations was unable to support this idea.{{sfn|El-Hai|2007|p=68}} |
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