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Sherwin Nuland over elektroshocktherapie

Filmed Feb 2001 • Posted Oct 2007TED2003
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Chirurg en schrijver Sherwin Nuland bespreekt de ontwikkeling van elektroshocktherapie als geneeswijze voor zware, levensbedreigende depressie, inclusief die van hemzelf. Het is een ontroerende, hartverwarmende talk over verlichting, bevrijding en tweede kansen.

A practicing surgeon for three decades, Sherwin Nuland witnessed life and death in every variety. Then he turned to writing, exploring what there is to people beyond just anatomy. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Janneke Meijntjes-Lok
Reviewed by Christel Foncke
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