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Lothar Kalinowsky (December 28, 1899, in Berlin – June 28, 1992, in New York) was an American psychiatrist best known for advocating electroconvulsive therapy.

He contributed to the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

References

1. Pace, Eric (June 30, 1992). Lothar Kalinowsky, A Psychiatrist, 92; Used Electroshocks. New York Times
2. Kneeland TW, Warren CAB (2002). Pushbutton Psychiatry: A History of Electroshock in America. Praeger, ISBN 0-275-96815-4

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