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E.C.T. in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

A. A. Baker ,
G. Bird ,
N. I. Lavin  and
J. G. Thorpe
A. A. Baker
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
G. Bird
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
N. I. Lavin
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
J. G. Thorpe
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
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Convulsive therapy as a form of treatment for schizophrenia originated very soon after insulin coma treatment and the induction of convulsions by an electric current was first used by Cerletti and Bini in 1938. For many years insulin comas were regarded as the treatment of choice, although E.C.T. was recognized as having some value, particularly in catatonic conditions. In the last eight years the advent of effective chemical therapy with the tranquillizers has tended to overshadow the value of any other form of treatment.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 106 , Issue 445 , October 1960 , pp. 1506 - 1511
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1960 

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