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.

• 🇵🇹Procedimento médico que consiste na passagem de uma corrente elétrica pelo cérebro para induzir convulsões, usado principalmente no tratamento de transtornos psiquiátricos graves, como depressão severa. Também se refere ao choque elétrico em si.

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.

   🇵🇹eletrochoque

   Sinônimos: electroconvulsive therapyelectroshock therapyshock therapy

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