shock treatment

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Noun shock treatment has 1 sense

shock therapy, shock treatment - treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
--₁ is a kind of therapy
--₁ has particulars:
electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT; insulin shock, insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment; metrazol shock, metrazol shock therapy, metrazol shock treatment