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actual image size: 32cm x 24cm
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machines were used to transmit electric currents to the brain in timed pulses, causing a masive convulsion or seizure. In this way, it was thought that it was posible to 'shock' a patient out of a severe mental disorder. The therapy has always been controversial, but is still sometimes used, mainly in the treatment of severe depresion.
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