Convulsive therapy turns 75.
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چکیده
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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 194 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009