Lucio Bini
Introduction


**Lucio Bini** (18 September 1908 – 15 August 1964\) was an Italian psychiatrist and professor at the [University of Rome La Sapienza](/wiki/University_of_Rome_La_Sapienza "University of Rome La Sapienza"), [Italy](/wiki/Italy "Italy"). Together with [Ugo Cerletti](/wiki/Ugo_Cerletti "Ugo Cerletti"), a [neurophysiologist](/wiki/Neurophysiologist "Neurophysiologist") and a [psychiatrist](/wiki/Psychiatrist "Psychiatrist"), he researched and discovered the method of [electroconvulsive therapy](/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy "Electroconvulsive therapy"), a type of [shock therapy](/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy "Electroconvulsive therapy") for [mental diseases](/wiki/Mental_disease "Mental disease").


How does electroconvulsive therapy work?