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The Galvanic Current applied in the Treatment of Insanity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

A. H. Newth*
Affiliation:
Sussex County Asylum

Extract

At Dr. Williams' request I have conducted during the past six months a few experiments with the galvanic battery in mental diseases. Thinking the results of these observations will be of service to those who intend pursuing this branch of study, with his permission I take the liberty of recording them.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1873 

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* The above cases are also recorded in the Appendix to the Sussex County Asylum Report.Google Scholar
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