Home›Articles›The Slaughterhouse Observation Behind Electroconvulsive TherapyArticleThe Slaughterhouse Observation Behind Electroconvulsive TherapyConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnPsychiatry, Medical Specialties Well-attested SourcesUgo Cerletti (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaWorks and discovery sectionElectric shock treatment quickly replaced insulin and Metrazol as the favourite form of shock treatment.Works and discovery section, first paragraphthe idea to use ECT in humans first came to Cerletti from watching pigs being anesthetised with electroshock before being butchered.View the SourceMedicine Atlas Original Articlestier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.