One doctor who visited Olsson was Johan Emil Almbladh, who thought her sleep-state was a result of hysteria. In July 1892, Olsson was hospitalized in Oskarshamn, where she was treated with electroshock therapy.[6] On 2 August 1892, she was released from the hospital without awakening or her situation improving.[5] The hospital said the appropriate diagnosis was "dementia paralytica". However, there is little to suggest that she actually suffered from that illness.