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Jim Spriggs - 31 Jul 2005 21:06 GMT

What is insulin shock therapy?
Tia.

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J. Davidson - 31 Jul 2005 22:46 GMT

Giving Insulin in a dose sufficient to cause the patient to convulse. This
was a treatment for depression (I believe) in the 1950s, but I don't know
if it is anymore or not.
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> What is insulin shock therapy?
> Tia.

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Jim Spriggs - 01 Aug 2005 00:57 GMT

> Giving Insulin in a dose sufficient to cause the patient to convulse. This
> was a treatment for depression (I believe) in the 1950s, but I don't know
> if it is anymore or not.
> J. Davidson

Thanks. Do you know, when it was used, was it used in the States or the
UK?

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J. Davidson - 01 Aug 2005 21:53 GMT

We used it in St. Louis, MO when I was a student nurse in 1952, and later in
OK when I was a Psych. head nurse. I cannot vouch for its having any
benefit however.
Thank God for the chemical help which is available now.
Jacqueline Davidson

> > Giving Insulin in a dose sufficient to cause the patient to convulse. This
> > was a treatment for depression (I believe) in the 1950s, but I don't know
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> Thanks. Do you know, when it was used, was it used in the States or the
> UK?

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OneTel - 01 Aug 2005 07:04 GMT

> What is insulin shock therapy?
> Tia.

Insulin coma treatment was introduced in UK (and I believe in USA)
psychiatric hospitals in the 1930s and was phased out in the 1950s.

Google found these amongst 5,000+ other results:

http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/History+of+mental+health/Key+Dates
+in+the+History+of+Mental+Health+and+Community+Care.htm
http://www.23nlpeople.com/electroshock_history.htm

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J. Davidson - 01 Aug 2005 21:57 GMT

We were also experimenting with something called Photo Shock, which never
got anywhere, to my knowledge.
Jackie

> > What is insulin shock therapy?
> > Tia.
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>
> Google found these amongst 5,000+ other results:

http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/History+of+mental+health/Key+Dates
+in+the+History+of+Mental+Health+and+Community+Care.htm

> http://www.23nlpeople.com/electroshock_history.htm

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Jim Spriggs - 03 Aug 2005 20:34 GMT

> > What is insulin shock therapy?
> > Tia.
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> http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/History+of+mental+health/Key+Dates
+in+the+History+of+Mental+Health+and+Community+Care.htm
> http://www.23nlpeople.com/electroshock_history.htm

Thank you for the links.

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