insulin-coma therapy

American  

[in-suh-lin-koh-muh, ins-yuh-] / ˈɪn sə lɪnˌkoʊ mə, ˈɪns yə- /

noun

Psychiatry.

1. a former treatment for mental illness, especially schizophrenia, employing insulin-induced hypoglycemia as a method for producing convulsive seizures.

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Example Sentences

She goes through the sordid history of insulin-coma therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, the lobotomy and the fever cure.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2019

During his illness, Dr. Nash was divorced from his wife, moved in and out of hospitals and endured dangerous treatments including insulin-coma therapy.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2015