A brief history of ECT

A brief and exciting history of electroconvulsive therapy. You will learn how a method for anesthetizing pigs before slaughter was first used on a homeless and psychotic man and how it soon became the gold standard treatment for severe mood disorders. Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments to [email protected]. References and readings (when available) are posted at the end of each episode transcript, located at psydactic.buzzsprout.com. All opinion...