Definisjon av electroconvulsive therapy

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Noun

electroconvulsive therapy - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT
shock therapy, shock treatment treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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electroconvulsive therapy - A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient, abbreviated ECT.

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  • electroconvulsive therapy
    A psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect.

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