[The birth of convulsive therapy].
The history of the first convulsive treatment is summarized here in commemoration of its 75th anniversary. The neuropathological and clinical findings underlying the theoretical basis of the method are reviewed, together with the case histories of the first batch of patients who underwent convulsive therapy. The early indications and effectiveness of convulsive therapy are also discussed. Finally, in a broader context, the role of convulsive treatment in the development of modern biological psychiatry and Laszlo Meduna's contribution to this development touched upon.
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Semmelweis Egyetem AOK Pszichiátriai es Pszichoterápiás Klinika, Budapest.
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D001689:Biological Psychiatry / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002164:Camphor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history; D003292:Convulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history*; D003295:Convulsive Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D009457:Neuroglia; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000266:history; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
D003292:Convulsants; D002164:Camphor; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole