electroconvulsive therapy

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A medical treatment for certain mental disorders: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in a patient under general anesthesia to provide relief from specific mental health conditions.
    • A procedure involving controlled electrical stimulation: It involves the administration of a carefully controlled electric current to the brain to trigger a brief, generalized seizure, which is believed to cause therapeutic changes in brain chemistry.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Electroconvulsive therapy is sometimes used to treat severe, treatment-resistant depression.
    • The doctor recommended a course of electroconvulsive therapy after other medications proved ineffective.
    • Modern electroconvulsive therapy is performed under anesthesia and is much safer than early versions of the treatment.
Advanced Usage

  • "to undergo electroconvulsive therapy": to receive ECT as a patient.

    • The patient agreed to undergo electroconvulsive therapy as a last resort.

  • "a course of electroconvulsive therapy": a series of ECT treatments administered over a period of time.

    • She completed a full course of electroconvulsive therapy and showed significant improvement.
Variants and Related Words

  • ECT (n): A common initialism for electroconvulsive therapy.

    • ECT is a well-established treatment for severe depression.

  • Electroconvulsive (adj): Relating to or involving electrically induced convulsions.

    • The electroconvulsive procedure requires careful monitoring.
Synonyms
  • Shock therapy: An older, less precise term for electroconvulsive therapy.
  • Convulsive therapy: A general term for treatments that induce therapeutic seizures.
Related Phrases

  • "to administer electroconvulsive therapy": to perform or give the ECT treatment.

    • Only a trained psychiatrist can administer electroconvulsive therapy.

  • "response to electroconvulsive therapy": how a patient's condition improves after receiving ECT.

    • The patient's rapid response to electroconvulsive therapy was encouraging.
Noun
  1. the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

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