Conclusions
The electric shock apparatus has simplified the administration of convulsive treatment. Wherever possible, patients so treated should be kept under supervision for 24 hours after treatment. In cases showing no physical contra-indications and of a type of psychosis likely to respond, convulsion therapy should be started as soon as possible. Marked excitement and struggling after the shocks are of bad prognostic import. We found that patients suffering from involutional and manic-depressive psychosis responded better to daily treatment; with schizophrenic subjects a day or two may be left between treatments.
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Delany, J., Shea, J.R. Observations on the treatment of psychosis by electrically induced convulsions. Ir J Med Sci 19, 193–195 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02948239
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