What are some opposite words for electroconvulsive therapy?
Antonyms for electroconvulsive therapy
ɪˈlɛk troʊ kənˈvʌl sɪv, ɪˌlɛk-elec·tro·con·vul·sive ther·a·py
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electroconvulsive therapynoun
Synonyms:
shock therapyelectroconvulsive therapynoun
A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient, abbreviated ECT.
Synonyms:
shock therapy
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Princeton's WordNet
electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECTnoun
the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
Synonyms:
electroshock, electroshock therapy
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
electroconvulsive therapy
Synonyms:
ECT, electroconvulsive treatment, electroshock, electroshock therapy, shock therapy, shock treatmentelectroconvulsive therapy
Synonyms:
Insulin coma therapy, shock therapy (in part)
How to use electroconvulsive therapy in a sentence?
If you have what we refer to as a treatment-resistant depression, we may use things like TMS — transcranial magnetic stimulation — and we still use ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy. So there really is a large compendium of therapies available, the key is getting care. The vast majority of people will have their symptoms remit with proper treatment through psychotherapy and/or medication.
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