Few treatment options were available for individuals who suffered from mental illness during the 1940’s. Consequently, as soon as Rose’s mother learned of an experimental procedure that could possibly reduce Rose’s symptoms, she seized the opportunity. Lobotomy was the term given to the procedure. It seemed that Rose was entirely too young to be subjected to such an invasive procedure such as “severing connections in the prefrontal lobe” of her brain (Lewis, 2014). Nevertheless, …show more content…
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that involves a breakdown between thought, emotion, and behavior leading to faulty perception (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 2017). People who suffer from this disease commonly show symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, and trouble concentrating (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 2017). While there is no cure for this disease, it can be treated. Treatment options include undergoing a lobotomy, medications, and/or therapy. However, such treatments are not always helpful as everyone does not respond the same way to the various treatment