Posted by ed_uk on December 13, 2004, at 11:46:59
Following on from the thread which I started about ECT and ICT, I wanted to mention Metrazol Convulsive Therapy- a somatic treatment for depression which was used in the 1930s.....
'..a chemical (Metrazol), rather than the hormone insulin, was used to produce convulsions. Like insulin, Metrazol was given by intravenous injection. Before the patient started to convulse, he or she experienced a horrible period of panic and impending doom, lasting up to a minute.'
Metrazol Convulsive therapy has been completely replaced by ECT in most countries. It might still be used in certain 'remote' parts of the world, I'm not sure.
Ed.
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