The beginnings of modern psychiatric treatment in Europe: Lessons from an early account of convulsive therapy

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 434-440

  Baran, Brigitta ^a   Bitter, István ^a   Ungvari, Gabor S ^b   Nagy, Zoltán ^c   Gazdag, Gábor ^d  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

^d Szent Laszlo Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Camphor; Cardiazol; Convulsive treatment; History of psychiatry; L szl Meduna

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; PENTETRAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; STUPOR;

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY; CATATONIA; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HUNGARY; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54949147208     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-008-0816-9     Document Type: Article

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