shock therapy
noun
: the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current
called also shock treatment
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Sometimes shock therapy, however inexpertly administered, can be part of the cure.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Simply put, is unreasonable to expect Japanese-style shock therapy from Abe.
—Tobias Harris, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2013
Arnett also admitted that his co-host woke up an hour later to use the bathroom and had to drive himself back to the hospital for a second time for another round of shock therapy to get his heart back to a regular rhythm.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Molotov tries shock therapy At execution, a good rock-metal group can puncture the escapist flow of festival life.
—Vicky Camarillo, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Mar. 2024
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Simply put, is unreasonable to expect Japanese-style shock therapy from Abe.
—Tobias Harris, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2013
Arnett also admitted that his co-host woke up an hour later to use the bathroom and had to drive himself back to the hospital for a second time for another round of shock therapy to get his heart back to a regular rhythm.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Molotov tries shock therapy At execution, a good rock-metal group can puncture the escapist flow of festival life.
—Vicky Camarillo, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Shock therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20therapy. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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