Background
Ottosson, Jan-Otto was born on October 11, 1925 in Stockholm. Son of Josef and Sigbrit (Höglund) Ottosson.
(Few mental illness treatments are more reviled in the pub...)
Few mental illness treatments are more reviled in the public mind than Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy. However, in reality, ECT is a safe and effective treatment for cases of clinical depression and catatonia that are unresponsive to drug therapy. Also, unlike drugs, ECT has relatively few side effects. The authors argue that it is time for this historically stigmatized procedure to be reevaluated. The authors make a strong case for greater professional and public attention to the procedure's benefits, offering historical coverage of ECT-related movements, legislation, public and practitioner sentiment and the introduction of competing treatments. This volume will not only garner the interest of mental health professionals, but will call on policy makers and ethicists to examine its arguments.
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Ottosson, Jan-Otto was born on October 11, 1925 in Stockholm. Son of Josef and Sigbrit (Höglund) Ottosson.
Doctor of Medicine, University Lund, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, 1960. Bachelor, University Stockholm, 1962.
Resident, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, 1951-1960; consultant, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, 1960-1962; professor, head Department, University Umea (Sweden), 1963-1970; professor, head Department, University Göteborg, Sweden, 1970-1991; professor emeritus, U. Göteborg, Sweden, since 1991. Member Swedish Medical Research Council, 1966-1972. President delegate medical ethics Swedish Society Medicine, 1988-1993.
(Few mental illness treatments are more reviled in the pub...)
Captain Swedish Navy, 1950-1958. Member Swedish Council Technology Assessment in Health Care, Swedish Psychiatric Association (honorary, president 1968-1971), Swedish Society Medicine (honorary), International Psychiatric Association (honorary).
Married Kerstin Engquist, June 9, 1951. Children: Mats, Hans, Malin Camilla, Sara.