aversion therapy
Britishnoun
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Early versions of aversion therapy were first trialled on animals and then on humans for conditions such as phobias, compulsions, and addictions, for example, using mild shocks to reduce nail-biting or gambling.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
About 15 years ago, Australian scientists designed a kind of aversion therapy.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
But mostly this struck me as the sort of spot you might encounter in aversion therapy.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2020
Burgs tells me his silent retreats and meditation courses are a form of aversion therapy, whereby people can confront their fear of doing nothing until it eventually dissipates.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2019
BBC News NI also asked the Belfast Trust for more details regarding Belfast City Hospital's involvement in electric aversion therapy in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2019
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