It is well documented that neuroleptics acting on dopamine receptors i
nduce suppression of reward-directed behaviors in animals (1). Since t
he need for reward and pleasure is evidently also a powerful determina
nt of human behavior, it is suggested that compulsory treatment of sch
izophrenics in remission with anhedonic neuroleptics should be regarde
d as a crime against humanity, comparable with the scientifically appr
oved use of frontal lobotomy in the management of poor psychotics befo
re the advent of neuroleptics.