American Experience - Season 20 - Eps 2: The Lobotomist
In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.
About American Experience
Title: American Experience
First Air Date: 1988-10-04
Last Air Date: 2025-10-28
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 39
Total Episodes: 399
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
