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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 2 MIN

Insulin Shock Therapy — When Coma Was Called Treatment

from The Caduceus Files · host J Shoot

In the mid-20th century, doctors deliberately pushed psychiatric patients into life-threatening comas.They believed extreme shock could interrupt mental illness and restore order to the brain.Insulin Shock Therapy was not fringe medicine.It was taught, endorsed, and repeated for years inside respected hospitals.This video examines how a dangerous procedure became standard care — and why it took so long to stop.

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