ELECTRO-COMA THERAPY OF PSYCHOSES
Authors: Joseph L. Fetterman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 November 1942ELECTRO-COMA THERAPY OF PSYCHOSESJOSEPH L. FETTERMAN, M.A., M.D.JOSEPH L. FETTERMAN, M.A., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-5-775 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe therapy of psychoses has advanced rapidly during the past decade. Observation and analysis, hydrotherapy and occupational measures, and symptomatic medication all have their fields of usefulness. However, there have been introduced more specific therapies which depend upon direct chemical and electrical influence upon brain function. In 1932 Sakel1developed the insulin shock treatment for schizophrenia, a method which opened a new era in the therapy of psychoses. 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