Concept information
Preferred term
electroconvulsive therapy
Definition
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was one of a number of shock therapies developed in the 1930s. The term shock therapy is no longer used by psychiatrists and has acquired pejorative associations. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide; Electroconvulsive Therapy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/electroconvulsive_therapy
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