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electrosleep

 [e-lek´tro-slēp]
the use of low-intensity electricity, below the threshold for inducing convulsions, in the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, or depression.
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electrosleep

(ē-lek'trō-slēp),
Sleep induced by passage of a controlled low-voltage current through the brain; can be used for therapeutic, diagnostic, or experimental purposes. Compare: electroshock therapy.
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A system used to relax patients in some health spas of the former Soviet Union, which consists of connecting the client to a device that delivers low levels of electrical current to various parts of the body; it is believed by its users to remove stress and tension and induce deep and relaxing sleep
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"Effects of transcerebral electrotherapy (electrosleep) on state anxiety according to suggestibility levels." Biol Psychiat, 1976; 11:233-237.
"Electrosleep: A double-blind clinical study." Biol Psychiat, 1972; 4:179-185.
"Electrosleep versus electroconvulsive therapy." In Reynolds DV, Sjoberg AE, eds.
"Treatment of methadone withdrawal with cerebral electrotherapy (electrosleep)." Brit J Psychiat, 1978; 134:111-113.
"Electrosleep in the management of alcoholism." Biol Psychiat, 1975; 10:675-689.
The use of cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
By 1978, research had convinced the FDA that "electrosleep" was a misnomer and they changed the device classification to "cranial electrotherapy stimulation" which remains in effect today.
"Does electrosleep induce natural sleep?" Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1973;35:663-664.
"Preliminary observations on electrosleep." Archives of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation 1963;44:81-89.
"Quantitative EEG analysis of electrosleep using frequency analyzer and digital computer methods." Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1971;31:294.
"Electrosleep: a preliminary communication." Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 1970;151:146-151.
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation: Its Growing Use in Chiropractic
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