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Twentieth Century, the First Half: The Pre-psychopharmacologic Era

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During the first half of the twentieth century, advances were accelerated and the field expanded dramatically, making very difficult the narration of events and developments in a simultaneous temporal and cause-and-effect relationship. The twentieth century begun with the publication of the ‘Interpretation of Dreams’ by Sigmund Freud and the first half concluded with the development of the ECT and psychosurgery.

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