electric shock therapy
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Correspondence seen by the BBC shows that the University of Birmingham did initially deny that Chris' electric shock therapy ever took place.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2020
Senator Thomas F. Eagleton withdrew as the Democrats’ vice-presidential candidate in 1972 after revelations that he had undergone electric shock therapy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2018
The good news is that marrying any of these guys is about as appealing as electric shock therapy, although at least with the latter you feel something.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2012
In 1972, Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern chose Shriver as his running mate after his first choice for the job, Missouri Senator Tom Eagleton, was revealed to have undergone electric shock therapy to treat depression.
From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2011
A group of leading U.S. psychiatrists, headed by Dr. William C. Menninger, has now issued a stern warning against "abuses" of electric shock therapy.
From Time Magazine Archive
