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SHOCK THERAPY [2 records]

Record 1 1999-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
DEF

Radical implementation of liberal democracy principles in ex-communist countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
DEF

Implantation radicale des principes de démocratie libérale dans les anciens pays communistes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Use of electric shock to the brain in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as catatonia or depression.

OBS

shock therapy: An obsolete term for psychiatric treatments involving induced convulsions or loss of consciousness, i.e. electroconvulsive therapy, pharmacological therapies, and insulin coma therapy.

Key term(s)
  • induced-convulsion therapy
  • convulsion therapy
  • electroconvulsive therapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Tout moyen thérapeutique utilisé en psychiatrie, visant à provoquer une crise avec perte de conscience dans le but de rétablir un équilibre mental chez certains malades psychotiques.

Key term(s)
  • sismothérapie

Spanish

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