From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishelectric shock therapyeˌlectric ˈshock ˌtherapy noun [uncountable] MHMPa method of treatment for mental illness that involves sending electricity through someone’s brain SYN ECT
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electric shock therapy• The first, Thomas F.. Eagleton, was axed after it was disclosed he had undergone electric shock therapy for depression. 