Patients dabbed it on their sores or inhaled it. Doctors administered it using a device made by a French instrument-maker: a receptacle for holding the liquid mercury compound, with a green hose and attachments of various sizes for insertion into the vagina or urethra.
Despite its serious risks and studies showing the therapy had no real medical value, as late as 1969, one leading textbook of psychiatry called insulin coma therapy “a landmark in psychiatric progress.” Why?
A therapist talks about managing major depressive disorder (MDD): what to expect, strategies for dealing with setbacks, and when to talk to your therapist.
