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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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 Realistically, unless the world is ready to endure the shock therapy of rationing energy supplies, which would curtail economic activity radically, there are no viable short-to-medium term alternatives to Western fossil fuel products other than fossil fuel products produced elsewhere. —

Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The ill effects of austerity measures Some countries in recent economic history which underwent shock therapy suffered for years. —

Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shock therapy