Insulin coma therapy for schizophrenia

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An insulin coma therapy unit in a military psychiatric division.

Binet-Simon test. It was interesting to note that the results obtained in this way after ten to fifteen minutes were almost identical with the results obtained in the Moray House test, in those children who had taken the latter. After the interview, the teacher was advised how to deal with the child's particular problem, and occasionally an interview had to be requested with the parents. Some i...

Low Dose Insulin Regimen for Diabetic Coma

Introduction Low dosage insulin regimens for diabetic "comas" have recently attracted considerable attention (Alberti, Hockaday and Turner, 1973; Page et al, 1974; Kidson et al, 1974; Semple, White and Manderson, 1974). These regimans have all originated from established diabetic centres, however the simplicity of these regimens, especially the intra muscular regimen (Alberti et al, 1973), woul...

Insulin Coma Treatment : Facts & Controversies

An appetite simulating effect has been attributed to the hypoglycemic action of insulin and this hormone was commonly employed previously to induce a gain in weight. This appetite stimulating effect was first observed by Pitfield in 1923. His paper was followed by a series of other reports which were more or less confirmatory in nature and showed the usefulness of insulin in malnutrition. These...

The effect of insulin coma and E.C.T. on the three-year prognosis of schizophrenia.

The evaluation of the effects of the special physical methods oftreatment ofschizophrenia-insulin coma and electroconvulsive therapy-requires not only an assessment of the short-term results but also continued follow-up of the patients over a long period. Three factors in particular make assessment of the effects of any form of treatment in this disease difficult: first, the elusive character o...