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Electroconvulsive therapy

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electroconvulsive therapy electroshock electroshock therapy ECT

Definition: the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

Definition: A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.

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