Electroshock therapy (https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000394)




Identifier
homoit0000394
Preferred Label
Electroshock therapy
English
Alternative Label
Electric shock therapy
English
Electroconvulsive therapy
English
Description
A form of psychiatric treatment for major depression, bipolar depression, and other mental health conditions that usually consists of brief electrical pulses to the brain through electrodes on the head that induce controlled seizures. Electroshock therapy has historically been used as an attempt to "cure" homosexuality and other non-normative sexualities and sexual practices.
English
Issued (Created)
2019-05-14 07:03:55 UTC
Modified
2021-12-08 09:32:21 UTC
Broader
Therapies [homoit0001366]
Related
Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order [homoit0000349]
Replaces
http://homosaurus.org/v2/electroshockTherapy
LCSH Exact Match
Electroconvulsive therapy [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041999]

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Therapies
Electroshock therapy


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