Freida Scott

The Short Sad Story of Psycho Surgery

Psychosurgery first began in 1935 with Portuguese psychiatrist Egas Moniz. He called it leucotomy which meant cutting through white tissue, and was described the procedure as one would “core an apple". American psychiatrist Walter Freeman later gave l... Read >

The Abuse of Electroshock

Electroshock, or ECT (electro convulsive therapy) was first developed by psychiatrist Ugo Cerletti in 1938, who was witnessing pigs being slaughtered by first being incapacitated by electric shocks, making it easier for butchers to slit the pig’s throats ... Read >