Treatment or Terror? The History of Psychiatry's Midcentury "Miracle Cures"

<p>Our latest Mental Health in Minutes segment explores the history of psychiatric treatments, from the infamous lobotomy to lesser-known oddities like malaria fever treatment. Listen to learn more as we uncover some of the strangest skeletons in psychiatry&apos;s closet… <br/><br/><br/></p><p>Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of psychiatric abuse, depression, and psychosis. </p><p><br/></p><p>Resources: </p><p>Anne Harrington, <em>Mind Fixers: Psychiatry’s Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness</em> (New York, London: W. W. Norton &amp; Company, 2019). </p><p>Charles Kellner, “Patient education: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (Beyond the Basics),” <em>UptoDate</em>, March 28, 2023. Ed. Peter P. Roy-Byrne and David Solomon. <a href='https://www.uptodate.com/contents/electroconvulsive-therapy-ect-beyond-the-basics'>https://www.uptodate.com/contents/electroconvulsive-therapy-ect-beyond-the-basics</a>. <br/><br/></p><h1>Emma Dibdin, “The Controversial History of the Lobotomy,” <em>Psych Central</em>, May 6, 2022. Reviewed by Marc S. Lener, MD. <a href='https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-surprising-history-of-the-lobotomy#recap'>https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-surprising-history-of-the-lobotomy#recap</a>. </h1><p><br/></p><p>Glenn Frankel, “D.C. Neurosurgeon Pioneered &apos;Operation Icepick&apos; Technique,” <em>The Washington Post</em>, April 7, 1980. <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/07/dc-neurosurgeon-pioneered-operation-icepick-technique/d861181c-3af5-4779-96c3-f514b3a7f6cd/'>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/07/dc-neurosurgeon-pioneered-operation-icepick-technique/d861181c-3af5-4779-96c3-f514b3a7f6cd/</a>. </p><p><br/></p><h1>“How ECT Relieves Depression,” <em>Johns Hopkins Medicine</em>, June 19, 2018. <a href='https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/how-ect-relieves-depression'>https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/how-ect-relieves-depression</a>. </h1><p><br/>Jack El-Hai, “Race and Gender in the Selection of Patie