shock therapy (redirected from Shock therapy (disambiguation))

shock therapy

n.

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.

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shock therapy

Etymology: Fr, choc + GK, therapeia

a psychotherapeutic procedure for treating depression and other severe disorders by producing an epileptiform convulsion in the patient. The shock is induced by delivering an electric current through the brain under controlled conditions, using an anesthetic and close monitoring. See also electroconvulsive therapy.

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shock therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy, see there