Metrazol Shock (Noun)
Meaning
The administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The use of metrazol shock as a treatment for mental illness was widely criticized due to its brutal side effects and unpredictable outcomes.
- In the 1930s and 1940s, metrazol shock was used as a last resort to treat patients with severe schizophrenia who were unresponsive to other treatments.
- The administration of metrazol shock required careful monitoring to avoid prolonged coma or permanent brain damage.
- Critics of metrazol shock argued that the treatment was inhumane and did more harm than good to patients with mental illness.
- The development of safer and more effective treatments led to the decline of metrazol shock as a common practice in psychiatry.