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electroshock therapy [i′lek·trō‚shäk ′ther·ə·pē] (medicine) Treatment of mental patients by passing an electric current of 85-110 volts through the brain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Through the middle decades of the 20th century gays were routinely pressured to convert to heterosexuality, whether through psychoanalysis, electroshock therapy, lobotomies, or even castration. Treating these individuals with electroshock therapy lowers their norepinephrine concentrations-and their heart rate and blood pressure too, scientists find. The audience then selects a form of punishment for the nominated shrink: anything from a dunking, to a pie in the face, to electroshock therapy or psychotropic drug doses. |
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