Lobotomy is still used and it is still “scientific”…

We luckily have better treatments available for almost every scenario, but it’s definitely still a tool in the toolbox. Same with electroshock therapy. We can be thankful for advancements without being dismissive of some of the less ideal steps along the way.

There is a great quote from Norbert Wiener about the procedure:

"[P]refrontal lobotomy ... has recently been having a certain vogue, probably not unconnected with the fact that it makes the custodial care of many patients easier. Let me remark in passing that killing them makes their custodial care still easier."

I've studied medicine but i'm not aware that it is still taught as a "tool in the toolbox" in the modern medical community.

Yeah, I think we can agree that it should not be used the way that it was historically.

Saying that lobotomy was good for mentally-ill people seems not very good science to me. Some people agree that he should be de-Nobelized (which I agree): https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/aug/02/highereduc...

Disclaimer: I am portuguese.