Electric Convulsive Therapy:

Terms Related to Electric Convulsive Therapy

• Convulsive Therapy

  The use of convulsive agents to influence favorably the course of a mental disorder. It is used primarily in the treatment of severe affective disorders ...

• Electric Stimulation Therapy

  Application of electric current in treatment without the generation of perceptible heat. It includes electric stimulation of nerves or muscles, passage of current into the ...

• Indoklon

  A convulsant primarily used in experimental animals. It was formerly used to induce convulsions as a alternative to electroshock therapy.