>>14192731lobotomy was effective in the cases it was originally used for and was able to keep schizophrenics from killing themselves or others
The practice of lobotomy was expanded by non-experts into other mental disorders and predictably the adverse consequences outweighed any benefit. Without the advent of antipsychotics in the mid 20th century it is likely that lobotomy would continue to be performed; in fact, psychosurgery is still performed today with varying effects for those cases of particularly refractive aggression, schizophrenia and depression