electroshock therapy

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Methods applied by proponents of conversion therapy to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity have ranged from psychological counseling to religious instruction and even electroshock therapy.

From Reuters

Fisher’s honesty about her bipolar diagnosis, and her accounts of electroshock therapy, drew needed attention to mental-health issues.

From Washington Post

Simonds compared it to daily “electroshock therapy” that made voters want to do something to get Trump out.

From Seattle Times

But he had dark moods, and Mr. Iger later learned his father had been diagnosed with manic depression and had gone through electroshock therapy.

From New York Times

They turned over a two-page memo of their findings, including Eagleton’s history of depression that at least twice had required hospitalization and electroshock therapy.

From Washington Post