THE CORRELATION OF PRE-ELECTROSHOCK ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM AND THERAPEUTIC RESULT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Abstract
A table is presented showing the relationship of EEG before treatment to outcome of electric shock therapy, in 187 schizophrenics, of whom 95 percent were young men. One-fourth of those with a normal pattern left the hospital much improved or "quiescent." None of these with abnormal records was able to leave the hospital. Of 19 patients who had previously had insulin therapy 3 left the hospital much improved.[See Table 1 in source Pdf]
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