title: The electrified hand--psychotherapeutic implications.
abstract: During the 19th century, the human hand was used as an instrument for applying electricity to a patient's body to treat neurasthenia and other ailments.
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006225:Hand; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States