Lucio Bini

Lucio Bini (1908–1964) was an Italian psychiatrist and professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. Together with Ugo Cerletti, a neurophysiologist, he researched and discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy, a type of shock therapy for mental diseases.

References

Kalinowsky, LB: Lucio Bini (September 18, 1908–1964). Am J Psychiatry (1965) Apr;121:1041-2.

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External Links

Lucio Bini Electroconvulsive Therapy Records from the Menninger Foundation Historic Psychiatry Collection available on Kansas Memory http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223271

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