shock treatment
Example Sentences
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After being sworn in last month, President Milei told Argentines that a "shock treatment" would be needed to drag the country out of the economic crisis in which it has been mired.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024
“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
Her mother, the former Betty Hoyle, trained as a physiotherapist and began showing symptoms of bipolar disorder in her mid-40s, leading her to receive electric shock treatment.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2020
Soon after, his mother had a severe nervous breakdown and was given electric shock treatment.
From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2020
I didn't see how Doctor Nolan could tell you went to sleep during a shock treatment if she'd never had a shock treatment herself.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
