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Descriptor English:   Convulsive Therapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Terapia Convulsiva 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Convulsoterapia 
Synonyms English:   Insulin Coma Therapy
Shock Therapy
Shock Therapy, Insulin  
Tree Number:   F04.570.200
Definition English:   Convulsions induced in order to treat MENTAL DISORDERS. It is used primarily in the treatment of severe affective disorders and SCHIZOPHRENIA. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with CONVULSIONS /ther; do not confuse X ref SHOCK THERAPY with SHOCK /ther nor X ref INSULIN COMA THERAPY with INSULIN COMA; DF: CONVULSIVE THER
See Related English:   Insulin Coma
 
History Note English:   81; was SHOCK THERAPY 1963-80; SHOCK THERAPY, INSULIN was heading 1963-80 
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AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   3316 
Unique Identifier:   D003295 

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