shock therapy

• Procédure médicale consistant à appliquer des courants électriques au cerveau pour provoquer des convulsions contrôlées, utilisée principalement dans la dépression sévère et certains troubles mentaux. S'emploie aussi métaphoriquement pour désigner des mesures économiques ou politiques radicales.

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.

   Thérapie de choc

   • 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.

   thérapie de choc

   • 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.