shock therapy
noun
: 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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Rodriguez now runs through a weekly regimen of treatment that includes sitting in a type of hyperbaric chamber and undergoing shock therapy to regenerate his nerves.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Emma was kept away from her children for two years and received endless forms of electric shock therapy.
—Andrew Sciallo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The intimate scene is followed by a look at Malone, now with his normal facial art, standing by men in lab coats as Swift receives shock therapy.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center can continue to use electric shock therapy on patients with developmental and intellectual disabilities, but state agencies can challenge the practice on a case-by-case basis in probate court, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Emma was kept away from her children for two years and received endless forms of electric shock therapy.
—Andrew Sciallo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The intimate scene is followed by a look at Malone, now with his normal facial art, standing by men in lab coats as Swift receives shock therapy.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center can continue to use electric shock therapy on patients with developmental and intellectual disabilities, but state agencies can challenge the practice on a case-by-case basis in probate court, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Shock therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20therapy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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