electroshock therapy
/ (ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌʃɒk) /
noun
another name for electroconvulsive therapy
Words Nearby electroshock therapy
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How to use electroshock therapy in a sentence
There was his teenage electroshock therapy, for one thing (it failed to cure his bisexuality—go figure).
Beth Dawes (Alexis Bledel) underwent electroshock therapy to cast off the gray clouds surrounding her.
Cultural definitions for electroshock therapy
electroshock therapy
Notes for electroshock therapy
Although this treatment has been controversial, the careful use of anesthetics and muscle relaxers in combination with a more controlled use of a lower electric current has reduced the problems that were associated with it in the past.
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