Most absurd methods of treating mental illness ever employed by doctors of western medicine?

My "favorites" are the various contraptions of the 1700's that were supposed to somehow have curative effects on their subjects. The "tranquilizing chair" that forced the subject to enter a tranquil state, the "gyrator" which pretty much had the same effect as lying down on a fast moving merry-go-round, or the "circulating swing" which pretty much had the same effect of sitting upright in the middle of a fast moving merry-go-round. All of these contraptions, though bearing striking resemblances to Spanish Inquisition style torture devices, were actually considered revolutionary in their humane-ness.

I found something about Electroconvulsive therapy. They induce a seizure to "reboot"the brain activity. Seems alot like Electroshock therapy but just as scary!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.