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Electroshock Therapy

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A device “for giving general electric treatment for psychological effect, in psycho-neurotic cases” during the war. The electroconvulsive therapy  was first used on a human being in 1938.

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Bergonic Chair by Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine under  CC BY 2.0.

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