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Definition of Shock therapy
1. Noun. Treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions.
Generic synonyms: Therapy
Specialized synonyms: Ect, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Electroshock, Electroshock Therapy, Insulin Shock, Insulin Shock Therapy, Insulin Shock Treatment, Metrazol Shock, Metrazol Shock Therapy, Metrazol Shock Treatment
Definition of Shock therapy
1. Noun. electroconvulsive therapy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Shock therapy
1. See: electroshock therapy. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shock Therapy
Literary usage of Shock therapy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Making Markets: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Post by Shafiqul Islam, Michael Mandelbaum (1993)
"Consequently, critics view economists who advocate "shock therapy" as mechanical
... It thus makes sense to simply banish the term "shock therapy" from the ..."
2. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"We might add too that the high incidence of the personalisation of policy under
the "shock therapy" approach is also often accompanied by an equally high ..."
3. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"March and Olsen (1989), marshalling extensive survey evidence on institutional
reforms, suggest that the administration of the "shock therapy" itself is, ..."
4. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"March and Olsen (1989), marshalling extensive survey evidence on institutional
reforms, suggest that the administration of the "shock therapy" itself is, ..."
5. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"March and Olsen (1989), marshalling extensive survey evidence on institutional
reforms, suggest that the administration of the "shock therapy" itself is, ..."
6. Inflation and Growth in China: Proceedings of a Conference Held in Beijing edited by Manuel Guitian, Robert Mundell (1998)
"The advocates of the shock therapy approach expect the reform to have a ...
However, the shock therapy in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union ..."
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