shock therapy

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Definition of shock therapy in English Turkish dictionary

şok tedavisi

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) şok terapisi

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Definition of shock therapy in English English dictionary

electroconvulsive therapy

You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as shock therapy. Prague's policy of economic shock therapy. = shock treatment

Shock therapy is a way of treating mentally ill patients by passing an electric current through their brain. = shock treatment. Any of various treatments for mental disorders, such as major depression or schizophrenia, in which a convulsion or brief coma is induced by administering a drug or passing an electric current through the brain. Also called shock treatment. Method of treating psychiatric disorders by inducing shock through drugs or electric current. Shock was formerly induced by administering increasingly large doses of insulin until the patient was thrown into a brief coma; insulin-shock therapy was used for the treatment of schizophrenia. Electroconvulsive, or electroshock, therapy involves passing an electric current through the patient's head between two electrodes placed over the temples and thus causing a convulsive seizure; it was used for bipolar disorder and other types of depression. Both forms of shock therapy were developed in the 1930s; their use has declined since the introduction of tranquilizing drugs and antidepressants

treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

form of medical treatment that uses electric shocks

Related Terms

electric shock therapy

a method of treatment for mental illness that involves sending electricity through someone's brain = ECT

Hyphenation

shock the·ra·py

Turkish pronunciation

şäk therıpi

Synonyms

convulsive therapy, ect, electroconvulsive therapy, electrotherapy, est, psychosurgery, shock treatment

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜäk ˈᴛʜerəpē/ /ˈʃɑːk ˈθɛrəpiː/