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ECT

abbr.
electroconvulsive therapy
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ECT

abbreviation for
(Psychiatry) electroconvulsive therapy
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ECT

electroconvulsive therapy.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ECT - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and comaECT - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
electroconvulsive therapy, 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
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Translations

ECT

[ˌiːsiːˈtiː] n abbr (=electroconvulsive therapy) → traitement m par électrochocs, électrochocs mplectopic pregnancy [ɛkˈtɒpɪk] n → grossesse f extra-utérine
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ECT

abbr of electroconvulsive therapy → Elektroschock m, → Elektrokrampftherapie f
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ECT

abbr electroconvulsive therapy. V. therapy.
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ECT partners with LinkedIn to offer new programmes
She adds: "I think devised plans should be put in place to treat people and reverse the effects of ECT brain damage.
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Mum left with brain damage and memory loss after being given electric shock therapy; EXCLUSIVE: Jacqueline Dunn was in hospital for months and had four bouts of electro-convulsive therapy when she was 17
Evidences from various research reveals that ECT causes significant physiological and chemical changes at molecular level of the brain which accounts for its therapeutic effect5.
EFFICACY OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY IN TREATMENT - RESISTANT DEPRESSION
"People are afraid of ECT because their opinions are informed by what they have seen in films and on television.
'Changing patterns of bloodflow to the brain with ETC can give people their lives back' Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most misunderstood treatments in our health service.Here, the Royal College of Nursing in Wales explains what it is and why it's so beneficial to patients
Influential investors under the ECT have prosecuted several countries for $35 billion at several international tribunals, reported Dawn.
Pakistan faces risk of arbitration lawsuits if it becomes ECT member: Report
The warning has come from two leading European non-profit research and advocacy groups - Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and the Transnational Institute (TNI) - in their first in-depth study of the impacts of ECT and made exclusively available to Dawn in Pakistan.
International arbitration treaty may be a trap for Pakistan
Ross, from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined the cost-effectiveness of ECT versus pharmacotherapy/psychotherapy for treatment-resistant major depression.
ECT Effective for Treatment-Resistant Depression; Third-line electroconvulsive therapy also cost-effective in base case, and in a range of sensitivity analyses
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