Context: From 1920 to 40, traditional psychiatry in Brazil focuses on convulsive practices as an innovative treatment to reduce symptoms of mental illness. Objective: To analyze the techniques of application of convulsive therapies disclosed in two major medical journals. Methodology: Documental study, with a qualitative approach. The historical sources were the Brazilian Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry (ABNP) and the Annals of the Institute of Psychiatry (IPUB) from 1928 to 1947. Critical analysis was based on data triangulation and thematic organization. Results: Twenty-seven publications were found in both journals. The publications were gathered in groups according to the techniques used [cardiazolic shock (14); malariotherapy (5); insulin shock (4); cardiazolic shock associated with insulin shock (2); electroconvulsive therapy (1); cardiazolic shock associated with electroconvulsive therapy (1)]. Conclusion: The journals had contributed to the dissemination of scientific development on the biological therapies, with the publishing of studies to guide their implementation. They aimed to establish correlations between mental illnesses, their symptoms, and the effects of each convulsive treatment technique, without any explicit reference to the participation of nursing professionals.
Context: From 1920 to 40, traditional psychiatry in Brazil focuses on convulsive practices as an innovative treatment to reduce symptoms of mental illness. Objective: To analyze the techniques of application of convulsive therapies disclosed in two major medical journals. Methodology: Documental study, with a qualitative approach. The historical sources were the Brazilian Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry (ABNP) and the Annals of the Institute of Psychiatry (IPUB) from 1928 to 1947. Critical analysis was based on data triangulation and thematic organization. Results: Twenty-seven publications were found in both journals. The publications were gathered in groups according to the techniques used [cardiazolic shock (14); malariotherapy (5); insulin shock (4); cardiazolic shock associated with insulin shock (2); electroconvulsive therapy (1); cardiazolic shock associated with electroconvulsive therapy (1)]. Conclusion: The journals had contributed to the dissemination of scientific development on the biological therapies, with the publishing of studies to guide their implementation. They aimed to establish correlations between mental illnesses, their symptoms, and the effects of each convulsive treatment technique, without any explicit reference to the participation of nursing professionals.
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