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Insulin coma shock was developed by Manfred Sakel shortly after insulin was discovered in 1922. Depicted in "A Beautiful Mind", insulin coma shock sent patients into a violent hypoglycemic coma. I am pretty sure I remember reading that Sakel demonstrated insulin coma shock therapy at Harlem Valley State Hospital, however several hospitals (including Byberry) couldn't afford the treatment.
The reason why insulin coma shock therapy was put to an end was because metrazol shock therapy (circa 1934 by Meduna) was cheaper, faster, and had a lower fatality rate. Metrazol was eventually replaced by ECT for similar reasons.

I thought the room was another one.. a narrow research room that I believe used to have two ladders?

In a room on this floor a few folks that I know found some microbiology slides with brain matter as the featured subject of study.

Neato

These balconies are the best for having summertime cookouts on. Hauling charcoal, ice, coolers, and grills up the six-or-so flights of stairs blows chunks, but it's a lot of fun when it gets going.

Has anyone here ever heard of Insulin coma therapy? I heard that a Viennese psychiatrist developed this type of treatment to cure psychotic patients, it worked by injecting large amounts of insulin into the blood stream and putting the patient into a coma, they wer supposed to show signs of slight improvement,but after he overdosed one of his patients the treatment was put to an end. Don't ask me if it killed the patient, because I don't know.

Wow it must be a subconcious thing... I wonder what it means!

Yes! That's when they toured with Slayer!!!! Does anyone remember the one Halloween show where, as Slayer was playing, Overkill came out in sheets and danced around "haunting" Slayer? By the way, Radical Ed, it looks as though you're walking into the Abyss of No Return. I'm assuming you all brought lots of batteries for flashlights...

Motts, i noticed that you hardly ever shoot your requisite Lonely Chair shots from the front or a front angle; any reason for the rear angle preference? it almost seems as though the chair is being "punished" ala "go stand in the corner Little Johnny"... By the by, there is something very disturbing about the way that one strap just kind of trails behind.

They were most likely used for patients who could not control thier motor functions to keep them from involuntary hurting themselves and others. There isn't really much of an alternative, except for drug treatment, which hadn't really started taking hold until the 1950's.

How archaic and frightening. Straps? Were they for the dangerous patients?

Thanks for the comp dude. It's a 1986 Feel the Fire tour shirt.

Patients living there, employees working, lights, heat, etc.

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Beautiful.