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Shock therapy describes a set of techniques used in psychiatry to treat depressive disorder or other illnesses, by inducing seizures or other extreme brain states. It was started in the 1930s. Shock therapy covers multiple forms.
The only form in current clinical practice is electroconvulsive therapy. Other forms, no longer in use, include:
Shock therapy has fallen away in use in lieu of other forms of treatment.
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