Sakel, MJ (English spelling)

Japanese: Sakel,M.J.(英語表記)SakelMJ
Sakel, MJ (English spelling)

…In the 19th century, irrigation therapy was used, in which patients were placed in iron cages and cold water was poured over their heads. In 1933, M. J. Sakel invented insulin shock therapy. It was shown that repeated subcutaneous or intramuscular injections of insulin to induce hypoglycemic coma improved the symptoms of schizophrenia, and this was considered a breakthrough in the physical treatment of mental illness.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sakel, MJ" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…19世紀には灌水療法といって鉄製の籠の中に患者を入れて頭から冷水をかけることも行われた。1933年にザーケルM.J.Sakelによってインシュリン・ショック療法が創始された。インシュリンを皮下または筋肉内に注射し,低血糖昏睡を生じさせることを反復すると,精神分裂病の症状が改善されることが明らかにされ,精神病の身体的治療法として画期的なものとされた。…

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