electroshock

A medical procedure involving the administration of a strong electric current through the brain to induce convulsions and coma, typically used as a treatment for severe mental health conditions.

• 🇪🇸Procedimiento médico que consiste en aplicar una corriente eléctrica al cerebro para inducir convulsiones o coma, usado principalmente en el tratamiento de trastornos psiquiátricos graves.

1. Medical treatment using electric shock B2 formal medical

   The application of a controlled electric current to the brain to induce a seizure, used primarily in psychiatric treatment for severe depression or other mental disorders.

   • The patient received electroshock therapy after other treatments failed.
   • Electroshock is sometimes used to treat catatonic states.
   • Doctors carefully monitor the dosage of electroshock to minimize side effects.
   • There is ongoing debate about the ethical use of electroshock in modern psychiatry.

   🇪🇸Electroshock (terapia electroconvulsiva)

   Sinónimos: electroconvulsive therapyelectroshock therapyshock therapy

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