shock therapy
noun
: the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current
called also shock treatment
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Realistically, unless the world is ready to endure the shock therapy of rationing energy supplies, which would curtail economic activity radically, there are no viable short-to-medium term alternatives to Western fossil fuel products other than fossil fuel products produced elsewhere.
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Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The ill effects of austerity measures Some countries in recent economic history which underwent shock therapy suffered for years.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Rodriguez now runs through a weekly regimen of treatment that includes sitting in a type of hyperbaric chamber and undergoing shock therapy to regenerate his nerves.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Emma was kept away from her children for two years and received endless forms of electric shock therapy.
—Andrew Sciallo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The ill effects of austerity measures Some countries in recent economic history which underwent shock therapy suffered for years.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Rodriguez now runs through a weekly regimen of treatment that includes sitting in a type of hyperbaric chamber and undergoing shock therapy to regenerate his nerves.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Emma was kept away from her children for two years and received endless forms of electric shock therapy.
—Andrew Sciallo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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“Shock therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20therapy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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