electric shock therapy
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Before consenting to electric shock therapy for Billy, Mr. Mirro said, he did research and tested the shock on himself — it felt like a bee sting, he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021
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
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
Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern chose Shriver as his running mate in 1972 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. 18, 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
