shock therapy

• Procedimiento médico que consiste en aplicar corrientes eléctricas al cerebro para inducir convulsiones controladas, utilizado principalmente en casos de depresión grave y ciertos trastornos mentales. También se usa metafóricamente para referirse a medidas económicas o políticas radicales aplicadas de forma brusca.

A medical treatment involving the application of electric currents to the brain to induce controlled seizures, used primarily for severe depression and certain mental disorders. Also used metaphorically to describe drastic economic or political measures.

1. C1formal

   A medical treatment involving the induction of seizures or electric shocks to the brain, used primarily for severe depression or certain mental disorders.

   terapia de choque

   • The patient underwent shock therapy for severe depression.
   • Electroconvulsive therapy is a modern form of shock therapy.
   • Shock therapy is sometimes used when other treatments fail.

2. Economic reformC1formal

   A set of drastic economic policies, such as sudden price liberalization or privatization, intended to stabilize a struggling economy.

   terapia de choque

   • The country implemented shock therapy to combat hyperinflation.
   • Economic shock therapy often leads to short-term hardship.
   • Many economists debate the effectiveness of shock therapy reforms.