Insulin Shock Treatment (Noun)
Meaning
The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The patient was subjected to insulin shock treatment in an attempt to cure her of her mental illness.
- Insulin shock treatment was widely used in the 1940s and 1950s as a treatment for various mental health conditions.
- The use of insulin shock treatment as a medical therapy has largely been discredited and discontinued.
- Her parents were horrified when they discovered that she had been given insulin shock treatment without their consent.
- The documentary exposed the inhumane conditions and barbaric practices, including insulin shock treatment, at the psychiatric hospital.