ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY


Meaning of ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1942

: the treatment of mental disorder and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brain — called also electroconvulsive therapy

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