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In 1938, electroshock therapy was introduced. ... After this therapy this man was able to live a long, healthy, enjoyable life, without the schizophrenia. By World War II the electroconvulsive therapy took off and was used more and more. By the late 1950s electroconvulsive therapy was either the second or the last resort to treating a mental illness.
The procedure of electroconvulsive therapy is very simple. ... Most patients that have undergone electroconvulsive therapy have had very little success and usually end up on mood stabilizing medication. ...
The side effects of electroconulsive therapy is memory impairment. ... There are four different theories on electroconvulsive therapy. ...
There are many different debates on this therapy. ...
To conclude, ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, researched and developed by Beni and Cerletti, has come a long way in the past 50 years.
Approximate Word count = 1049
Approximate Pages = 4.2
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