What was the rationale for deliberately injecting mentally ill patients with malaria?

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The rationale for deliberately injecting mentally ill patients with malaria was that the high fever induced by the malaria often resulted in a reduction of symptoms. This was seen as a desperate attempt to shock the afflicted individual's system back to normality. There was no intention to punish patients for immoral behavior, and there is no evidence to suggest that the fever would divert patients' attention from their symptoms.

What Was the Rationale for Deliberately Injecting Mentally Ill Patients