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Old 04-27-2014, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by merrylander View Post
It was not that long ago when electro shock therapy was used in mental hospitals. In fact there was one here in MD that worked closely with a psychiatrist in the Royal Victoria hospital in Montreal. My former MIL (rest her soul) worked there at the Royal Vic.
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Electroconvulsive therapy was different. That made permanent changes to the "wiring" in your brain. This is "operant conditioning", a learned response to a stimulus.

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