Effect of Electroshock on the Blood Pressure in Psychotic Patients

Abstract

REMARKABLY few studies of the effect of electroshock on the blood pressure in animals or humans have appeared in the literature of recent years, although this subject found considerable attention in the early decades of this century.1 With the invention of the modern electroshock apparatus 2 this problem was Prof. George S. Mahl gave assistance in the analysis of the results presented in this paper.

Parameters of Research into the Depressive States

“…The blood pressure has been found to be elevated in psychotic depression (Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951;Klein and Nunn, 1945;Rowntree et al, 1950;Muller and Kenyon, 1965) and Martin and Davies (1965) found that under their experimental conditions, the systolic blood pressure differentiated between depressive subgroups, the highest readings being found in the endogenous depressives.…”

Parameters of Research into the Depressive States

“…The blood pressure has been found to be elevated in psychotic depression (Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951;Klein and Nunn, 1945;Rowntree et al, 1950;Muller and Kenyon, 1965) and Martin and Davies (1965) found that under their experimental conditions, the systolic blood pressure differentiated between depressive subgroups, the highest readings being found in the endogenous depressives.…”

Medical Investigation of the Processes of Aging.

“…Blood pressure elevations accompanying depressive states have long been noted. Usually such reports refer to psychotic depressions (Miller, 1939;Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951). Those individuals manifesting chronic depressive trends in otherwise well-integrated personalities are rarely hospitalized.…”

Parameters of Research into the Depressive States

“…The blood pressure has been found to be elevated in psychotic depression (Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951;Klein and Nunn, 1945;Rowntree et al, 1950;Muller and Kenyon, 1965) and Martin and Davies (1965) found that under their experimental conditions, the systolic blood pressure differentiated between depressive subgroups, the highest readings being found in the endogenous depressives.…”

Medical Investigation of the Processes of Aging.

“…Blood pressure elevations accompanying depressive states have long been noted. Usually such reports refer to psychotic depressions (Miller, 1939;Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951). Those individuals manifesting chronic depressive trends in otherwise well-integrated personalities are rarely hospitalized.…”

Parameters of Research into the Depressive States

“…The blood pressure has been found to be elevated in psychotic depression (Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951;Klein and Nunn, 1945;Rowntree et al, 1950;Muller and Kenyon, 1965) and Martin and Davies (1965) found that under their experimental conditions, the systolic blood pressure differentiated between depressive subgroups, the highest readings being found in the endogenous depressives.…”

Medical Investigation of the Processes of Aging.

“…Blood pressure elevations accompanying depressive states have long been noted. Usually such reports refer to psychotic depressions (Miller, 1939;Igersheimer and Stevenson, 1951). Those individuals manifesting chronic depressive trends in otherwise well-integrated personalities are rarely hospitalized.…”