shock treatment
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes I’d have shock treatment twice a day,” said Anne, who at 17 was placed in a psychiatric institution in 1979.
From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2020
Ian Holm Cuthbert was born on 12 September 1931 in a mental hospital in Goodmayes, Essex, where his father, a psychiatrist and a pioneer of electric shock treatment, was the superintendent.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2020
Soon after, his mother had a severe nervous breakdown and was given electric shock treatment.
From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2020
Losing money is a shock treatment they might respond to.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2017
“It was probably the electric shock treatment I had right before we went out. I should have rescheduled.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
