electric shock therapy
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Senator Thomas F. Eagleton withdrew as the Democrats’ vice-presidential candidate in 1972 after revelations that he had undergone electric shock therapy.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2018
After my mum had electric shock therapy, she temporarily lost all memory of her children.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2013
He was admitted to Tone Vale hospital and given a course of electric shock therapy.
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013
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
