shock treatment

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A medical procedure for certain mental disorders: "shock treatment" refers to a therapeutic method in psychiatry where controlled physical shocks are administered to a patient, typically inducing convulsions, to treat specific severe psychotic conditions.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The doctor recommended shock treatment for the patient's severe depression.
    • Modern electroconvulsive therapy is a refined form of shock treatment.
Advanced Usage
  • "to undergo shock treatment": to receive this medical procedure.
    • The patient had to undergo a course of shock treatment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (n): The modern, more precise clinical term for a common form of shock treatment.
  • Shock therapy (n): A synonymous term often used interchangeably with "shock treatment."
Synonyms
  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): The standard contemporary term.
  • Convulsive therapy: A general term for treatments inducing therapeutic seizures.
Related Phrases
  • Course of treatment: A series of administered medical procedures.
    • The full course of treatment included twelve sessions.
Noun
  1. treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

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