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The emotional reactions of a schizophrenic patient to shock therapy

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A young woman who now appears to be recovering from schizophrenia with psychological treatment, after failing to respond to organic therapies, was able to verbalize a rather full description of emotional and physical reactions to both insulin and electric shock therapy. Outstanding, were her erotization of the shock experience and her longings to find a good mother figure. The patient's statements are presented, as nearly as possible, in the form of a verbatim transcription; and it is hoped that her impressions may prove to be of value as an addition to scientific thought concerning the therapeutic action of the shock therapies.

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From the Hall-Mercer and Pennsylvania Hospitals and the department of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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Hayward, M.L. The emotional reactions of a schizophrenic patient to shock therapy. Psych Quar 25, 288–293 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01584279

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