Lesson 1: Common Childhood Disorders

4 - Prefrontal Lobotomy

A prefrontal lobotomy is an operation in which the frontal lobes of the brain are severed from the deeper centres beneath them. This drastic operation, once believed to be an effective treatment for schizophrenia, results in permanent brain damage. The true story movie on the life of Frances Farmer details how a lobotomy can affect an individual.