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shock therapy
Definition of shock therapy
: the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current —called also shock treatment
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First Known Use of shock therapy
1917
SHOCK THERAPY Defined for English Language Learners
shock therapy
Definition of shock therapy for English Language Learners
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: a treatment for mental illness in which the patient is given electric shocks
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shock therapy
Medical Definition of shock therapy
: the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current—called also convulsive therapy; see electroconvulsive therapy
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