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Electricity: A History of its use in the Treatment of Mental Illness in Britain During the Second Half of the 19th Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. W. Beveridge  and
E. B. Renvoize
A. W. Beveridge*
Affiliation:
West Fife District General Hospital, Dunfermline, Bootham Park Hospital, York
E. B. Renvoize
Affiliation:
Bootham Park Hospital, York
*
∗West Fife District General Hospital, Bellyeoman, Whitefield Road, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 0SU
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Abstract

The use of electricity in British psychiatry during the second half of the 19th century is examined. An account is given of the clinical and theoretical aspects of electrical therapy. Factors leading to its use and eventual decline are considered.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 2 , August 1988 , pp. 157 - 162
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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