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Do They Still Use Lobotomy?

Elena Rostova • • 7 min read
Do They Still Use Lobotomy?

Today lobotomy is rarely performed; however, shock therapy and psychosurgery

psychosurgery
Psychosurgery that involves the placement of tiny lesions in specific areas of the brain and that has virtually no effect on intellectual function or the so-called quality of life has also been developed. These techniques are used in cases of obsessive-compulsive behaviour and occasionally in cases of severe psychosis.
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(the surgical removal of specific regions of the brain) occasionally are used to treat patients whose symptoms have resisted all other treatments.

Is a lobotomy still practiced?

Lobotomy is rarely, if ever, performed today, and if it is, "it's a much more elegant procedure," Lerner said. "You're not going in with an ice pick and monkeying around." The removal of specific brain areas (psychosurgery) is reserved for treating patients for whom all other treatments have failed.

Why is lobotomy no longer used?

In 1949, Egas Moniz won the Nobel Prize for inventing lobotomy, and the operation peaked in popularity around the same time. But from the mid-1950s, it rapidly fell out of favour, partly because of poor results and partly because of the introduction of the first wave of effective psychiatric drugs.

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Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.