[Discovery and brief developmental history of electro -- convulsive therapy in mental diseases].
With its introduction in 1938, electro -- convulsive therapy (ECT) rapidly became accepted as a mainstream treatment. Its usage opened a new era treatment of mental diseases. ECT is a very effective treatment for major psychosis with high incidence such as endogenous depression, catatonia in schizophrenia and so on. Until recently it still has a place in psychiatric disorders even when effective antipsychotic chemicals are applied today.
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Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai 200030.
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D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history*