Lothar Kalinowsky

Lothar Kalinowsky (December 28, 1899, in Berlin – June 28, 1992, in New York) was an American psychiatrist best known for advocating electroconvulsive therapy.^[1][2]

He contributed to the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

References

1. Pace, Eric (June 30, 1992). Lothar Kalinowsky, A Psychiatrist, 92; Used Electroshocks. New York Times
2. Kneeland TW, Warren CAB (2002). Pushbutton Psychiatry: A History of Electroshock in America. Praeger, ISBN 0-275-96815-4