Electroshock therapy began in the 1930s ... best hope for patients suffering from deep, unyielding depression. "It's a treatment that is lifesaving for those people," said psychiatrist Max ...

A 39-year-old man with a reactive depression was first seen in August, 1946. After five treatments of electroshock, given between December 10 and 20, he improved and gained 8 pounds. Later in that ...

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They used this technique successfully on dogs and in April 1938, they applied electroshock to their first human patient. This extremely schizophrenic man was able to live an apparently normal life ...

TASS/. The police and the Russian Guard may get universal electroshock shields by late 2018 for use in special operations, a representative of the company that has developed these devices told ...

During the summer of 1953, Plath descended into a deep depression. These feelings are honestly described in her college journal: “Loss of perspective humor.” She was treated with poorly administered ...

Potentiates CNS depression with concomitant alcohol, barbiturates, other CNS depressants. Additive atropine-like effects with anticholinergics, sympathomimetics. Avoid concomitant electroshock ...