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electroconvulsive therapy
noun as in treatment of mental disorders involving electric shocks passing through the brain
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Nothing she had tried to treat it, including electroconvulsive therapy, had helped.
So, we said, “All right, we’re gonna give it not once, but we’re gonna give it on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule, just like we’d give electroconvulsive therapy for severe depression, for a couple of weeks and see how they do.”
One option for unresolved depression is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to electroconvulsive therapy, such as: convulsive therapy, ect, electric shock therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, and shock therapy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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