The Dark Legacy of Lobotomy: Understanding Its Impact on Mental Health
Lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex, historically used to treat severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The procedure gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s but fell out of favor due to ethical concerns, the development of antipsychotic medications, and evidence of severe side effects, including personality changes, cognitive impairment, and emotional blunting. Today, lobotomies are largely viewed as a controversial and outdated treatment method, replaced by more effective and humane approaches in psychiatry.
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