ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY

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ELECTROCONVULSIVETHERAPY

• ECT

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What is electroconvulsive therapy?
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HISTORY

• Early Greek Roman times

• Italians Ugo Cerletti Lucino Bini

• German Lothar Kalinowsky
• Introduced to France, Holland, England, U.S.

• Austrian Leo Alexander
• Key proponent in U.S.

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Controversy

• Electroshock insulin shock

-Argument against definite organicchange in
memory which does not entirely clear up

• Argument for the reduction of intelligence is
  an important factor in the curative process

• Broken bones fractured spines

• Used muscle relaxants anesthesia

• Quick, clean lucrative

• For the psychiatrist

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Since the 1970s

• Citizens Commission on Human Rights

- CA (and other states) passed bill prohibiting
ECT without patient consent
Use on children under 12

• Bill became model for mental health law reform
  around the world

• Many work for electroshock to be outlawed

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FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

• Get into groups (11) answer questions 1-5
• Number 1-11
• Split into number groups and answer questions for
  your part of the article (NOTE ANY WORDS YOU ARE
  NOT SURE ABOUT)
• Get back into group of 9 and share answers
• Make sure to answer 32
• Back to original seat for discussion

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What is electroconvulsive therapy?