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electroconvulsive therapy

[ ih-lek-troh-kuh n-vuhl-siv, ih-lek- ]SEE DEFINITION OF electroconvulsive therapy
  • nountreatment of mental disorders involving electric shocks passing through the brain

Synonyms for electroconvulsive therapy

  • ECT
  • convulsive therapy
  • electric shock therapy
  • electroshock
  • electroshock therapy
  • shock therapy
  • shock treatment
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electric shock therapy

nountreatment of mental disorders involving electric shocks passing through the brain
  • ECT
  • convulsive therapy
  • electroconvulsive therapy
  • electroshock
  • electroshock therapy
  • shock therapy
  • shock treatment

shock therapy

nountreatment of psychotic states with electrical shock
  • ECT
  • EST
  • convulsive therapy
  • electroconvulsive therapy
  • electrotherapy
  • psychosurgery
  • shock treatment
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