noun
electroshock therapy; electroconvulsive therapy
Medical term for a psychiatric treatment using controlled electric currents to induce a brief seizure. Often abbreviated as ECT in English contexts.
重度のうつ病に対して電撃療法が行われることがある。
Electroshock therapy is sometimes performed for severe depression.
A more formal synonym for electroconvulsive therapy, often used in medical literature.
Compound of 電撃 (electric shock) and 療法 (therapy).