insulin shock therapy
Noun: * A historical medical treatment: "insulin shock therapy" refers to a psychiatric treatment, now obsolete, that involved deliberately inducing a state of coma and convulsions in a patient through the administration of large doses of insulin.
This term is used exclusively in historical or medical contexts to describe a specific, discontinued therapeutic procedure. * Insulin shock therapy was once a common treatment for severe mental disorders like schizophrenia. * The use of insulin shock therapy declined with the introduction of antipsychotic medications.
- Historical Context: The phrase is often used when discussing the history of psychiatry and the evolution of treatments for mental illness. It is typically presented as a precursor to more modern therapies.
- The documentary examined the controversial history of insulin shock therapy.
- Insulin shock treatment: A synonymous phrase.
- Insulin coma therapy: Another name for the same procedure.
- Shock therapy: A broader category of treatments that induce seizures or comas, which includes insulin shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- Insulin coma therapy
- Insulin shock treatment
This term has only one specific meaning related to a historical medical practice. It is not used in general or figurative language. Due to its association with a risky and obsolete procedure, the term carries a strong historical and often negative connotation.
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the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
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