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Cerletti

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

C. S. Breathnach
C. S. Breathnach*
Affiliation:
University College, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
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Abstract:

Electroconvulsive therapy was introduced in 1938 by Ugo Cerletti (1877-1963) of Rome in association with “young Dr. Bini”. Cerletti's training and his development of the electrical technique as an alternative to chemically-induced convulsions are briefly outlined.

Keywords

CerlettiElectroconvulsive therapyBini.
Type
Historical
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , September 1990 , pp. 177
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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