Convulsive therapy turns 75.
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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D003295:Convulsive Therapy / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*