Research on Cerebral Electrotherapy (Electrosleep): Some Suggestions
BERNARD L. FRANKEL M.D.1
1 Acting Chief, Section on Clinical Studies, Laboratory of Clinical Psychobiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 10, Room 3N-222, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Md. 20014
The author discusses the methodological shortcomings of previous studies on cerebral electrotherapy (CET) and suggests various methodological and design procedures that need to be incorporated into future studies if the question of the therapeutic effectiveness and applicability of CET is to be conclusively settled. Among the procedures he recommends are double-blind methods of research and improved techniques of evaluation and follow-up.
