| Description |
xii, 382 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-362) and index. |
| Contents |
The penicillin of psychiatry? -- "Some experiments on the biological influencing of the course of schizophrenia" -- "Madness cured with electricity" -- From the university clinic to the psychiatric institute: shock therapy goes global -- The couch or the treatment table? -- "ECT does not create zombies" -- "They're going to fry your brains!" -- The end of "Bedlam" and the age of psychopharmacology -- The swinging pendulum: the effects of politics, law, and changes in medical culture on ECT -- Electrogirl and the new ECT -- Magnets and implants: new therapies for a new century? -- Epilogue: irrational science. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Electroconvulsive therapy -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Healy, David, MRC Psych.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813541693 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0813541697 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780813560526 (e-book) |
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