Insulin and electrical convulsion therapy.

Date:
1940
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Description

Patients in a hospital setting (presumably Netherne); several male patients in bed; one looking very animated and then several others writhing around (all wearing institutional pajamas). A naked man fitting; a man in netted 'cage'; doctor tests reflexes on the feet on the patient. Semi-clad female patient in a deep sleep (copious saliva is evident); a man is blindfolded and intubated (liquid introduced from a funnel into the tube); there are three doctors in attendance. Another patient is intubated; two doctors are in attendance. Post treatment; a man sits in bed smiling, eating and drinking. Insulin treatment given to a male patient. Further footage of a male patient being treated (he pedals his legs pointlessly on his back); he takes a drink then a snack. He stands and buttons his pajamas. A male patient receiving an injection fitting. He is intubated; liquid is poured down the tube. Later, the man seems calm. Footage of doctors' trolley with equipment and medication.

Publication/Creation

1940.

Physical description

1 videocassette (20:58 min.) (DIGIBETA) : silent, black and white.
1 DVD (20:58 min.) : silent, black and white ; 12cm.

Copyright note

Christopher, Michael and Sebastian Freudenberg.

Notes

More material (archives and papers) of Rudolph Karl Freudenberg (1908-1993) and Gerda (née Vorster) Freudenberg (1906-1995) is held in the Wellcome Library reference PP/RKF.
This is a clinical film taken on 8th August 1940 at Netherne Hospital showing patients before, during and after treatment. There are no intertitles nor narrative.

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Restricted until 01/01/2040

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