Lucio Bini
Appearance
Lucio Bini | |
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Born | 1908 |
Died | 1964 (aged 55–56) |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, professor |
Lucio Bini (18 September 1908 – 15 August 1964) was an Italian psychiatrist and professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. Together with Ugo Cerletti, a neurophysiologist and a psychiatrist, he researched and discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy, a type of shock therapy for mental diseases.
References
[edit]- Kalinowsky, LB: Lucio Bini (September 18, 1908 – 1964). Am J Psychiatry (1965) Apr;121:1041-2.
External Links
- Lucio Bini Electroconvulsive Therapy Records from the Menninger Foundation Historic Psychiatry Collection available on Kansas Memory http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223271