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Metrazol shock treatment

Metrazol shock treatment

9.9
A medical treatment from the past that gave injections to cause strong seizures to treat mental illness
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛtrəzɒl ʃɒk ˈtritmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tratamiento de choque con Metrazol
  • Before electroconvulsive therapy became common, Metrazol shock treatment was widely used in psychiatric hospitals.

Examples

  • The psychiatrist explained the risks associated with Metrazol shock treatment to the patient's family.

  • Many patients underwent Metrazol shock treatments in the 1950s.

  • Because of its severe side effects, Metrazol shock treatment fell out of favor by the 1950s.

  • The doctor recommended a Metrazol shock treatment for severe depression.

  • Before electroconvulsive therapy became common, Metrazol shock treatment was widely used in psychiatric hospitals.

  • Because of its severe side effects, Metrazol shock treatment fell out of favor by the 1950s.

  • The psychiatrist explained the risks associated with Metrazol shock treatment to the patient's family.

Synonyms

shock therapy
vsMetrazol shock treatment
  • Specialized
8 5.1

A treatment that uses electric shocks to treat severe mental illness

is limited to the drug version rather than electrical methods
metrazol shock
vsMetrazol shock treatment
  • Archaic
9.9

A medical treatment that uses a drug to cause seizures and coma

is the older name for that drug-induced convulsion procedure
Metrazol shock therapy
vsMetrazol shock treatment
  • Archaic
9.9

A medical treatment using Metrazol to cause seizures and coma

is the same procedure but often called by a different name

How Dangerous

Metrazol shock treatment
  • Archaic
9.9
major surgery
  • Specialized
12 4.0
electroconvulsive therapy
  • Specialized
1 6.5
minor surgery
  • Specialized
4 3.6

Surface Forms

Metrazol shock treatment singular

Morphology

Metrazol + shock + treatment

The phrase is compositionally built from a drug name + 'shock' + 'treatment', so a learner who knows 'Metrazol' (a drug that induces convulsions), 'shock' (a severe medical state) and 'treatment' can infer this is a medical procedure using Metrazol to produce shock/convulsions. Although somewhat technical and historical, the meaning follows a straightforward noun‑noun composition and is therefore immediately derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Metrazol shock treatment is named for the drug Metrazol and the violent shock the drug caused in the body. Doctors injected Metrazol to bring on strong 'fits' and hoped that sudden 'shocks' would help people with severe 'mental illness', but the method was dangerous and is no longer used.