The observer has the frightening story of Howard Dully , who at age 12 was forcefully lobotomised by Dr Walter Freeman, famous for using the treatment on thousands of patients to cure their mental issues. Most frightening is the recollection of the doctor’s son, who recalls his father doing the treatment with an ice pick taken from their kitchen, which was driven into the skull above the eyes and wiggled around to damage the frontal lobes of the brain.  NPR also has pictures of Howard , including one taken during his lobotomy.