It is 1930 and you live in Vienna, Austria. You have recently developed the symptoms of psychosis and you are sent to physician Manfred Sakel. What treatment would he probably recommend?
a) electroconvulsive therapy
b) insulin shock therapy
c) deep brain stimulation
d) the use of a combination of antipsychotic medication and a derivative of the opium poppy
Answer: b) insulin shock therapy
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