Electroconvulsive therapy

/ɪlˌɛktɹəʊkˈɒnvəlsˌɪv θˈɛɹəpi/

/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊkˈɑːnvəlsˌɪv θˈɛɹəpi/

a psychiatric treatment that involves sending an electric current through someone's brain to cause seizures or fits

synonyms : ECT

Examples

1. Electroconvulsive therapy works about 70 to 80% of the time.

2. Electroconvulsive therapy can be helpful for severe depression.

3. After two courses of electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, her symptoms lifted.

4. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain, is also very helpful.