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electric shock therapy

NOUN
treatment of mental disorders involving electric shocks passing through the brain
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He provided Chris with evidence of the electric shock therapy.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2020

For several years, Ms. Jordan took him to medical specialists across the country, seeking a cure for his symptoms and subjecting him to experimental therapies, among them stem-cell transplants and electric shock therapy.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2014

The good news is that marrying any of these guys is about as appealing as electric shock therapy, although at least with the latter you feel something.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2012

Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern chose Shriver as his running mate in 1972 after his first choice for the job, Missouri Senator Tom Eagleton, was revealed to have undergone electric shock therapy to treat depression.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2011

A group of leading U.S. psychiatrists, headed by Dr. William C. Menninger, has now issued a stern warning against "abuses" of electric shock therapy.

From Time Magazine Archive




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