Convulsive therapy turns 75

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Abstract

The Hungarian psychiatrist Laszlo Meduna was the first who induced epileptic fits to influence the course of mental illness. The following account, based on a review of Meduna's recently unearthed files and his writings, traces the beginnings of convulsive therapy.

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Gazdag, G., Bitter, I., Ungvari, G. S., & Baran, B. (2009, May). Convulsive therapy turns 75. British Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.062547

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