shock therapy

Noun

uncountable usually

Synonym of electroconvulsive therapy / The use of a single, very large dose of a medicine

Japanese Meaning

電気けいれん療法：電気衝撃を用いる治療法。 / 大量投与療法：薬を一度に大きな量で用いる治療法。

After months of ineffective medication, the psychiatrist recommended shock therapy as a last resort.

数か月にわたる薬物療法が効果を示さなかったため、精神科医は最後の手段として電気けいれん療法を勧めた。

Sense（1）

Synonym of electroconvulsive therapy

Sense（2）

The use of a single, very large dose of a medicine

Sense（3）

(economics) Government policy of sudden release of price controls and immediate trade liberalization within a country.

shock therapies

（ plural ）