ECT
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- noun
- /ˌiːsiːˈtiː/
- Specialized
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ECT
- The last therapy, after you have exhausted all others, is Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT).
- electroconvulsive therapy
- ECT treatment
- ECT session
He'd been suicidal, had suicide attempts, he had ECT.
- He'd been suicidal, had suicide attempts, he had ECT.
- I received the ECT about four months before I did that, that a breathing in the states thing.
Examples
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I think you should consider ECT.
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In Scotland, the figures for ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) given to women are twice those of ECT given to men.
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No one would ever use ECT on a child.
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But ECT could help you.
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Women get ECT in Scotland twice as much as men.
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We've had excellent results with ECT in the past.
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I'm going to try some ECT on Patrick to see if I can shock some response out of him.
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P.S. If you're interested in ECT, have a look at my blog.
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The SEAN report also mentions that 35% of all patients were given ECT without being capable of giving consent (p. 7).
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After several sessions of ECT, the patient felt a significant improvement in their mood.
Synonyms
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A medical treatment that uses a strong electric current through the brain to cause seizures to treat serious mental illness
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A treatment that uses electric shocks to treat severe mental illness
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A medical treatment that uses a strong electric current through the brain to treat serious mental illness
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A medical treatment using brief electric shocks to the brain to reduce severe depression symptoms
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A medical treatment that sends small electric pulses to the brain for severe depression or other serious mental illness
Surface Forms
Etymology
ECT stands for electroconvulsive therapy, built from electro- ('electricity') and -therapy ('treatment'), and it was once called electroshock. That's a clear memory hook: the name literally describes a medical treatment that uses a small electric 'shock' to the brain to help some people with very severe depression.