Treatments for depression: Wisdom imparted from treatments discarded

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 317-336

  Overholser, James C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Historical; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CHLORPROMAZINE; COCAINE; CONIUM MACULATUM EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; LYSERGIDE; MESCALINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; TESTOSTERONE; TYPHOID VACCINE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW; SLEEP THERAPY;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HYDROTHERAPY; PSYCHOSURGERY; SLEEP;

EID: 0038304479     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/89HB-8GXD-06XC-5BQK     Document Type: Review

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