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shock therapy
noun
: a treatment for mental illness in which the patient is given electric shocks
Full Definition of SHOCK THERAPY
: the treatment of mental disorder 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
Medical Dictionary
shock therapy
noun
Medical Definition of SHOCK THERAPY
: the treatment of mental disorder 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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