electroconvulsive therapy (redirected from Electro-shock therapy)

e·lec·tro·con·vul·sive therapy  (-lktr-kn-vlsv)

n. Abbr. ECT

Administration of electric current to the brain through electrodes placed on the head in order to induce seizure activity in the brain, used in the treatment of certain mental disorders, especially severe depression. Also called electroshock, electroshock therapy.

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electroconvulsive therapy [ɪˌlɛktrəʊkənˈvʌlsɪv]

n

(Psychiatry) Med the treatment of certain psychotic conditions by passing an electric current through the brain to induce coma or convulsions Abbreviation ECT Also called electroshock therapy See also shock therapy

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electroconvulsive therapy  (-lktr-kn-vlsv)

Administration of electric current to the brain through electrodes placed on the head, usually near the temples, in order to induce unconsciousness and brief seizures. It is used in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders, especially severe depression.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

electroconvulsive therapy - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma ECT, electroshock, electroshock therapy electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism - the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) shock therapy, shock treatment - treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

Translations

electroconvulsive therapy [ɪˌlektrəʊkənvʌlsɪvˈˈθerəpɪ] N → electroterapia f
see ECT

electroconvulsive therapy [ɪˌlɛktrəʊkənˈvʌlsɪvˈθɛrəpɪ] electroshock therapy [ɪˈlɛtrəʊˌʃɒkˈθɛrəpɪ] n → elettroshockterapia