ELECTRONARCOSIS—A THERAPY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
ESTHER BOGEN TIETZ M. D.1,
GEORGE N. THOMPSON M. D.1,
A. VAN HARREVELD M. D.1, , and
C. A. G. WIERSMA PH. D.1
1 California Institute of Technology, Los Angeles County General Hospital, University of Southern California.
1. Electronarcosis is a safe and practical method of treatment for schizophrenia. Over 1000 treatments have been given without fatality or significant complications.
2. The therapeutic effects of electronarcosis in a group of schizophrenic patients were superior to those expected of electroshock treatment and about the same as results expected from insulin shock therapy.
