Electroconvulsive therapyECT
Also called Shock therapy
PsychiatryGood to know
A psychiatric treatment delivering a controlled electrical current through the brain under general anesthesia to induce a brief seizure, used for severe or treatment-resistant depression.
Korean
전기경련치료(전기충격치료)
전신마취 하에 짧은 전기 자극으로 뇌에 경련을 유도하는 시술; 중증 치료 저항성 우울증과 급성 조증에 효과적이며 현재는 안전한 치료로 인정된다.
French
Électroconvulsivothérapie(Électrochocs)
Procédure consistant à induire une crise convulsive par une brève stimulation électrique cérébrale sous anesthésie générale; indiquée dans la dépression sévère résistante et la manie aiguë.
Word parts
electr/oRoot(Greek) Electricity-therapySuffix(Greek) Treatment