Advanced Search

The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 109, No. 10

Article | April 01, 1953

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON CONVULSIVE AND SUBCONVULSIVE TREATMENTS INDUCED BY INTERMITTENT PHOTIC STIMULATION

GEORGE A. ULETT

Am J Psychiatry 1953;109:741-748.

View Article Information

The Department of Neuropsychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, and the Research Laboratories of the Malcolm Bliss Psychopathic Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Article

text A A A

PDF of the full text article.

Abstract

A method is discussed for producing convulsive and subconvulsive treatment by means of intermittent photic stimulation following preliminary administration of a convulsant drug. The results of varying such factors as amount of drug, speed of injection, and frequencies of light stimulus are given. Types of reaction produced and the possible therapeutic results and experimental implications of this method are discussed.

Figures in this Article

Your Session has timed out. Please sign back in to continue.

Username

Password

Sign in via Athens (What is this?)

Athens is a service for single sign-on which enables access to all of an institution's subscriptions on- or off-site.

Forgot Password?

Not a subscriber?

Subscribe Now/Learn More

Purchase Online access to this article for 24 hours

PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-IV-TR® library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.

Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).

CME Activity

There is currently no quiz available for this resource. Please click here to go to the CME page to find another.

Submit a Comments

Please read the other comments before you post yours. Contributors must reveal any conflict of interest.
Comments are moderated and will appear on the site at the discertion of JBJS editorial staff.

* = Required Field

Comment Author(s)*(if multiple authors, separate names by comma)

Example: John Doe

Affiliation & Institution*

Comment Title*

Comment*