Abram Bennett

Abram Elting Bennett (1898–1985) was an American psychiatrist best known for his work on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).^[1]

Abram Bennett
Born	1898 (1898)
Died	1985 (aged 86–87)
Occupation	Psychiatrist

Bennett published over 50 research articles and several books, including Fifty Years in Neurology and Psychiatry (1972), Alcoholism and the Brain (1977) and Huguenots Migration: Descendants' Contributions to America (1984). In the 1930s, Bennett introduced the use of curare to prevent fractures and other adverse side effects caused by shock treatments. He also advocated pentylenetetrazol to induce convulsions in patients. ^[2]

Bennett was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska and the California Pacific Medical Center.

He contributed to the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and earlier was also one of the many consultants involved in the creation of the DSM-1.

References

1. Shorter, Edward (2005). A Historical Dictionary of Psychiatry. Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-517668-5
2. Shorter, Edward and David Healy (2007). Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness. Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0-8135-4169-7

External links

• Pioneers: Abram Elting Bennett, M.D. via California Pacific Medical Center