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electroconvulsive therapy

electroconvulsive therapy /ɪˌlɛktroʊkənˈvʌlsɪv-/ noun
electroconvulsive therapy
/ɪˌlɛktroʊkənˈvʌlsɪv-/
noun
Learner's definition of ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
[noncount] medical

electroconvulsive therapy

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Braibanti was convicted after a complaint from his partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 Instead, doctors treat him with ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy, with mixed results. New York Times, 26 July 2022 There are three types of treatments: medication, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used in more severe cases. Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2022 Doctors use electroconvulsive therapy to treat him, and Paxton's first and only treatment endows him with a freakish sixth sense that leads to uncommon, truly heroic experiences on the job. Courier Journal Staff, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2021 This stay lasts four months, and is finally brought to a close by treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 If someone has severe mood swings that don't respond to other forms of treatment, Dr. Elmashat says a doctor may recommend electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which can improve symptoms by using electricity to stimulate the brain. Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 2 Nov. 2021 All of this comes together in his account of electroconvulsive therapy, which Antrim believes preserved his life. David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Shortly after, he was admitted to the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he was diagnosed with psychosis and prescribed electroconvulsive therapy. Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electroconvulsive therapy was in 1943

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