electroshock therapy
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Methods applied by proponents of conversion therapy to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity have ranged from psychological counseling to religious instruction and even electroshock therapy.
From Reuters
Fisher’s honesty about her bipolar diagnosis, and her accounts of electroshock therapy, drew needed attention to mental-health issues.
From Washington Post
Simonds compared it to daily “electroshock therapy” that made voters want to do something to get Trump out.
From Seattle Times
Former Sen. Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the Democrats’ 1972 presidential ticket after it came to light that he had undergone electroshock therapy.
From Washington Times
Larry Decuers, the exhibit’s curator, told Fox News it will also feature a letter from an American soldier expressing his desire to undergo electroshock therapy, believing it would help him erase the memories of combat.
From Fox News
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