THE EFFECT OF METRAZOL ADMINISTRATION ON PROLONGED REFUSAL OF FOOD IN THE PSYCHOSES
Abstract
1. Four cases are presented in which metrazol therapy was successful in inducing a resumption of eating after prolonged refusal of food.
2. Fear, anxiety and apprehension play a determining role in the treatment with metrazol of obstinate refusal of food in the psychoses.
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