Much, much more recent. It ended around 1960. In 1941, John Kennedy's little sister was put in an asylum and given a lobotomy just on her Dad's signature. The lobotomy wasn't even performed by a doctor. No one asked Rosie Kennedy for consent, and her mother wasn't even told. Dad's signature was all it took. She was inconvenient. Sneaking out at night to go to bars. So Dad took care of it. In 1941 America. That continued until the end of the 50's.