electroshock

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Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Speaking to broadcaster TF1, Tabarot said use of the electroshock weapon could be an "appropriate" and "proportionate" response to acts of violence on public transport.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

She’s another character with a slippery identity and Swinton, always entertaining, has some fun with her, embracing the movie’s over-the-top aesthetic by donning kooky pink eyeglasses and sporting an electroshock hairstyle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

It almost immediately emerged in media reports that Mr Eagleton had received electroshock treatment in hospital for clinical depression a decade earlier.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

In March, his doctors decided to try a fairly new and radical treatment: electroshock.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield