Glenside Hospital's role in the introduction of electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery to Australian psychiatry

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-58

  Goldney, Robert ^a   Adams, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Glenside Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Electroconvulsive therapy; History; Psychiatry; Psychosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOSURGERY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58149484202     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560802422545     Document Type: Article

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