| Literature DB >> 19407263 |
Gabor Gazdag, Istvan Bitter, Gabor S Ungvari, Brigitta Baran.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19407263 DOI： 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.062547
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Psychiatry ISSN： 0007-1250 Impact factor: 9.319