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shock therapy

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shock therapy: see electroconvulsive therapy electroconvulsive therapy in psychiatry, treatment of mood disorders by means of electricity; the broader term "shock therapy" also includes the use of chemical agents.
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Shock therapy largely involved a hefty dose of open-market reforms, such as a floating currency and the end of subsidies, and the results continue to draw both praise and fire today.
The idea of bloodletting or shock therapy as cures for what ails you seems antiquated and foolhardy.
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