Shock Therapy
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"Shock Therapy" is a historical and analytical book by medical historian Edward Shorter that examines the development and impact of electroconvulsive and other somatic treatments in psychiatry.
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| Shock Therapy canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ medical history book ⓘ |
| aboutPerson | psychiatrists who developed ECT ⓘ |
| aboutTopic |
biological psychiatry
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treatment of other severe mental disorders with ECT ⓘ treatment of severe depression ⓘ |
| author | Edward Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describes |
clinical practice of electroconvulsive therapy
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evolution of somatic therapies over the 20th century ⓘ institutional settings of psychiatric treatment ⓘ |
| examines |
clinical use of shock treatments
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controversies surrounding electroconvulsive therapy ⓘ electroconvulsive therapy as a psychiatric treatment ⓘ ethical issues in somatic psychiatric treatments ⓘ other somatic treatments in psychiatry ⓘ scientific basis of electroconvulsive therapy ⓘ social perception of shock treatments ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
history of medicine
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history of psychiatry ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of electroconvulsive therapy
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history of somatic therapies in psychiatry ⓘ impact of electroconvulsive therapy ⓘ |
| genre |
history of psychiatry
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medical history ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
analytical study
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historical analysis ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
history
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medicine ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
medical historians
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mental health professionals ⓘ scholars of psychiatry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
electroconvulsive therapy
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history of psychiatry ⓘ somatic treatments in psychiatry ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
electroconvulsive therapy
NERFINISHED
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mental health treatment ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
20th century
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development of modern psychiatry ⓘ |
| workOf | Edward Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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