title: Electricity: a history of its use in the treatment of mental illness in Britain during the second half of the 19th century.
abstract: The use of electricity in British psychiatry during the second half of the 19th century is examined. An account is given of the clinical and theoretical aspects of electrical therapy. Factors leading to its use and eventual decline are considered.
authors.affiliation: West Fife District General Hospital, Dunfermline, York.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Beveridge
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Renvoize
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom