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Noun: shock therapy  shók the-ru-pee
  1. Treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
    - shock treatment

Derived forms: shock therapies

Type of: therapy, treatment

Encyclopedia: Shock therapy

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