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Noun Concept
Categories: Treatment of bipolar disorder, Treatment of depression, Human subject research in psychiatry, Neurotechnology, Physical psychiatric treatments
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electroconvulsive therapy  electroshock  electroshock therapy  ECT
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The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma WordNet 3.0
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The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Electroconvulsive therapy or electroshock therapy is a psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. Wikipedia
Former terminology for electroconvulsive therapy with electric shocks to the skull. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Medical procedure Wikidata
A psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. OmegaWiki
A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient. Wiktionary
Biomedical therapy using electrical current. Wiktionary (translation)
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The therapeutic effects of low and high energy electroconvulsive therapies are quite different. Wiktionary
IS A
electrotherapy
shock therapy
treatment of mental disorders
Psychiatric somatotherapy
DEVELOPER
Ugo Cerletti
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT
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electroconvulsive therapy
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electroconvulsive therapy
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electroconvulsive therapy
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electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock
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ECT, electric shock therapy, electroshock therapy

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