Ii Report on the Results of Convulsion Therapy

Appendix 1: The full story of lithium

“…This James-Lange approach to psychiatry was one of the factors, though not the major factor, behind Mogens Schou's decision to work as a physician in clinical physiology and chemistry at a psychiatric hospital rather than as a psychiatrist (6). In the late 1930s, his father participated in a large Danish multicentre trial on cardiazol convulsive therapy, which showed a significant effect in depressive illness but not in schizophrenia (16). The administration of electroconvulsive therapy became generally available soon after.…”

The Full Story of Lithium

“…This James-Lange approach to psychiatry was one of the factors, though not the major factor, behind Mogens Schou's decision to work as a physician in clinical physiology and chemistry at a psychiatric hospital rather than as a psychiatrist [6] . In the late 1930s, his father participated in a large Danish multicentre trial on cardiazol convulsive therapy, which showed a signifi cant effect in depressive illness but not in schizophrenia [16] . The administration of electroconvulsive therapy became generally available soon after.…”