Classics in ECT: Fieve Wonders If Lithium Will Replace ECT, 1971
Lithium for manic depressive disorders, challenge to electroshock therapy? Fieve RR. N Y State J Med. 1971 Sep 15;71(8):2219-22. PMID: 5284488 The full NY Times obituary is at this link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/obituaries/dr-ronald-fieve-87-dies-pioneered-lithium-to-treat-mood-swings.html I blog about this little historical tidbit to note one of many examples of the premature touting of the replacement of ECT by medications, and to remind us of one of the great pioneers of lithium therapy. I note also the use of "electroshock" and "ecs" rather than ECT, in 1971. With apologies for not having the full manuscript; if anyone can access it and post, I would be grateful.