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shock treatment — shock .treatment also shock .therapy n [U] 1.) treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks 2.) the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible used especially in news reports ▪ the government … Dictionary of contemporary English
shock treatment — shock therapy UK / US or shock treatment UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) a medical treatment for mental illness in which doctors put electricity into someone s brain 2) informal an extreme method of any type, used for dealing with a difficult… … English dictionary
shock treatment — shock treatments N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Shock treatment is the same as shock therapy … English dictionary
shock treatment — noun treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions • Syn: ↑shock therapy • Hypernyms: ↑therapy • Hyponyms: ↑electroconvulsive therapy, ↑electroshock, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shock Treatment — Infobox Film name = Shock Treatment caption = Theatrical release poster director = Jim Sharman producer = Lou Adler Michael White writer = Jim Sharman Richard O Brien starring = Cliff De Young Jessica Harper Richard O Brien Patricia Quinn music … Wikipedia
Shock Treatment — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Shock Treatment Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shock Treatment (TV series) — Shock Treatment is a reality entertainment documentary shown in 2005 on Sky One in the UK and Fox Reality in the U.S. It stars Rutger Hauer as presenter and John Woolvet as the fictional Dr. John Templeton. Other members of the cast include… … Wikipedia
Shock Treatment (soundtrack) — Infobox Album Name = Shock Treatment Type = Soundtrack Longtype = to Shock Treatment Artist = Various Artists Released = October 26, 1981 Recorded = September 15 September 31, 1981 Genre = Soundtrack Length = 38:14 Label = Ode Sounds and Visuals… … Wikipedia
Shock Treatment (1995 film) — There is also a 1981 film with the same title, Shock Treatment . Shock Treatment was a TV film in 1995. The film was directed by Michael Schultz. It received one nomination for best visual effects in 1996 at the Gemini Awards.Cast*Matthew Walker … Wikipedia
Shock Treatment (album) — Infobox Album Name = Shock Treatment Type = studio Artist = Edgar Winter Group Released = 1974 Recorded = Record Plant, New York New York, New York, U.S. Genre = Rock Length = 40:30 Label = Epic Producer = Rick Derringer Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia