Lobotomy gradually fell out of favor beginning in the mid-1950s, owing particularly to the introduction of antipsychotics and antidepressants. In general, such drugs proved to be much more effective for treating mental disorders, especially in their ability to relieve distress. Up until then, lobotomies had been widely performed, particularly during the 1940s. American neurologist Walter J. Freeman had performed or supervised more than 3,500 by the late 1960s. Today, lobotomy is rarely performed.
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