page_title: Ugo Cerletti
hierarchical_section_title: Ugo Cerletti
caption_attribution_description: English: Front row, from left: Mrs. Adele Grombach, Ugo Cerletti, unknown, Francesco Bonfiglio, Gaetano Perusini. Top row from left: Fritz Lotmar, unknown, Stefan Rosental, Allers (?), unknown, Alois Alzheimer, Nicolás Achúcarro, Friedrich Heinrich Lewy. Polski: Pierwszy rząd, od lewej: Adele Grombach, pl:Ugo Cerletti,&#160;?, pl:Francesco Bonfiglio, pl:Gaetano Perusini. Drugi rząd, od lewej: pl:Fritz Lotmar,&#160;?, pl:Stefan Rosental, Allers (?),&#160;?, pl:Alois Alzheimer, pl:Nicolás Achúcarro, pl:Friedrich Heinrich Lewy.
context_page_description: Ugo Cerletti was an Italian neurologist who discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy used in psychiatry. Electroconvulsive therapy is a therapy in which electric current is used to provoke a seizure for a short duration. This therapy is used in an attempt to treat certain mental disorders, and may be useful when other possible treatments have not, or cannot, cure the person of their mental disorder.
context_section_description: Ugo Cerletti (26 September 1877 – 25 July 1963) was an Italian neurologist who discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used in psychiatry. Electroconvulsive therapy is a therapy in which electric current is used to provoke a seizure for a short duration. This therapy is used in an attempt to treat certain mental disorders, and may be useful when other possible treatments have not, or cannot, cure the person of their mental disorder.
caption: Cerletti in 1909 or 1910
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