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A Theory of E.C.T. Action and its Bearing on the Biological Significance of Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Martin Roth
Martin Roth*
Affiliation:
From the Department of Clinical Research, Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester
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The starting-point of the line of thought to be pursued here was some work reported in detail elsewhere (Roth, 1951), on the changes in the electrical activity of the brain produced by electro-convulsive therapy. When the findings were related to the known clinical and physiological effects of E.C.T. three converging lines of evidence could be discerned:

(1) The Changes in the Electrical Activity of the Brain Produced by E.C.T. and their Significance.

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Part I.—Original Articles
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 98 , Issue 410 , January 1952 , pp. 44 - 59
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1952 

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