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单词 electroshock therapy
释义

electroshock therapy

noun

: the treatment of mental illness and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brain

called also electroconvulsive therapy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His doctor diagnosed bipolar II disorder, and Dr. Rosenberg underwent electroshock therapy and took lithium. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 During pre-trial hearings, Jansen argued that Holder has a history of mental health issues, including undergoing electroshock therapy. Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022 Holder's public defender, Aaron Jensen, said in court that Holder has a history of mental health issues, including undergoing electroshock therapy. Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2022 From ice-water plunges to the early days of electroshock therapy, from lobotomies (honored with a Nobel Prize in 1949) to Thorazine catatonia, its treatments belong to the pages of a dark dystopian novel. Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 After the death of her beloved twin brother and the abandonment of her long-time lover, Greta Wells undergoes electroshock therapy. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2022 Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2021 Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2021 Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

electroshock therapy

noun

: electroconvulsive therapy
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