ATROPINE-COMA THERAPY (ACT)
Introduction and Definition Atropine-Coma Therapy (ACT) stands as a notable, albeit controversial and ultimately abandoned, methodology within the history of psychiatric treatment. Defined precisely, ACT was a historical method employed primarily during the mid-twentieth century aimed at treating severe cases of agitation, intractable psychoses, and certain symptom clusters associated with schizophrenia by intentionally inducing a […]