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The Effects of Polarization on Normal Subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

L. J. Sheffield  and
R. M. Mowbray
R. M. Mowbray
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
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Lippold and Redfearn (1964) described the mental changes induced by the passage of small polarizing currents between two electrodes attached above the eyebrows and a single electrode on the right knee. When the forehead electrodes were positive with a total current flow of the order of 500 microamps, the mental changes consisted of an elevation of mood and an increased involvement in the environment. Forehead negative electrodes produced withdrawal and quietness. These observations were made on a group of hospitalized patients, the majority of whom were, or had been, mildly depressed. The authors state that “all would probably have been considered quite ‘normal’ by non-medical observers”.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 507 , February 1968 , pp. 225 - 232
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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