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Pacheco e Silva [corrected] and the origins of electroconvulsive therapy in Brazil. 1941.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18090692     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There are few data about the history of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in many countries of the world, especially in developing ones as those of South America. This article offers a translation of an article published in 1941 by Dr Pacheco e Silva describing how ECT came to Brazil and its first use. He tells of how he learned about ECT during the 97th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting held in Richmond, Va, that same year, the lectures he attended, his visits to some American hospitals that were performing ECT at that time, the devices he bought, and his first experiences in using ECT in Brazil, first with dogs and, then, with patients. We also give a brief biography of Dr. Pacheco e Silva, who was a very important Brazilian psychiatrist.
Authors:
Moacyr Alexandro Rosa; Pacheco Siva
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Classical Article; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of ECT     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1095-0680     ISO Abbreviation:  J ECT     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-19     Completed Date:  2008-03-19     Revised Date:  2008-04-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9808943     Medline TA:  J ECT     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  224-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. moarosa@hcnet.usp.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brazil
Electroconvulsive Therapy / history*
History, 20th Century
Humans
Mental Disorders / history*
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Pacheco Siva
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
J ECT. 2008 Mar;24(1):24

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