electroconvulsive therapy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˌlɛktrəʊkənˈvʌlsɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i lek′trō kən vul′siv, i lek′-)

e•lec′tro•con•vul′sive ther′apy [Psychiatry.]

Psychiatry, Psychotherapya treatment for serious mental illnesses, as severe depressive disorders, involving the application to the head of electric current in order to induce a seizure: usually administered after sedatives and muscle relaxants. Abbr.: ECT Also called electroshock. Cf. shock therapy.

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electroconvulsive therapy /ɪˌlɛktrəʊkənˈvʌlsɪv/ n

the treatment of certain psychotic conditions by passing an electric current through the brain to induce coma or convulsionsAlso called: electroshock therapy
See also shock therapy

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