Posted by vwoolf on December 13, 2004, at 12:57:15
In reply to Metrazol Convulsive Therapy, posted by ed_uk on December 13, 2004, at 11:46:59
Ed, why do you think convulsions were/are considered therapeutic? This premise seems to be the basis of so much of the thinking around mental illness over the last 80 years. The idea has still not gone away completely in fact - see the frequent use of ECT. As far as I know, it is generally agreed that convulsions can and do cause brain damage and should be avoided where possible.
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