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Published Online: 1 May 1994

Chapter 39. March 1941. Curare: A Preventive of Traumatic Complications in Convulsive Shock Therapy: (Including a Preliminary Report on a Synthetic Curare-Like Drug)

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry: Sesquicentennial Anniversary 1844-1994

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Ugo Cerletti, working with L. Bini, was the first to demonstrate the superiority of electroconvulsive treatment to Metrazol. The first ECT was administered in 1938 to a patient with schizophrenia.
Ugo Cerletti, M.D., 1877–1963

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American Journal of Psychiatry: Sesquicentennial Anniversary 1844-1994
Pages: 249 - 258

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Published in print: 1 May 1994
Published online: 5 December 2024
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