The Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy Can Be Traced to

question 115

Multiple Choice

The use of electroconvulsive therapy can be traced to

• A) the recognition that electricity could be used to alter brain chemistry.
• B) the use of electrical shock as an instrument of torture.
• C) the belief that schizophrenia and epilepsy are never comorbid disorder.
• D) the observation that people were rarely depressed after being struck by lightning.

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