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Shock therapy describes a set of techniques used in psychiatry to treat depressive disorder or other mental illnesses. It covers multiple forms, such as inducing seizures or other extreme brain states, or acting as a painful method of aversive conditioning. [1] Two types of shock therapy are currently practiced:
A caring letter sent by Motto to his patient A caring letter written by hand. Motto's approach is sometimes called the "Caring Letters" model of suicide prevention. [2] [3] The technique involves letters sent from a researcher who had spoken at length with the recipient during a suicidal crisis. [3]
RNCHAMPS (pronounced "R, N, champs") is a mnemonic acronym used to recall the types of shock.The mnemonic is alternately known as CRAMPS NH ("Cramps, New Hampshire") or NH-CRAMPS ("New Hampshire cramps"). [1]
Helmer's mother, according to MindFreedom's summary of the case, said her son appeared to be in a "vegetative state" after the shock treatments and accused doctors of locking her out of the ...
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
This is an alphabetical list of psychotherapies.. This list contains some approaches that may not call themselves a psychotherapy but have a similar aim of improving mental health and well-being through talk and other means of communication.
The 1950s saw the reduction in the use of lobotomy and shock therapy. These used to be associated with concerns and much opposition on grounds of basic morality, harmful effects, or misuse. Towards the 1960s, psychiatric medications came into widespread use and also caused controversy relating to adverse effects and misuse.
Given how accurately the misunderstood 1981 film predicted the future, it’s actually spookier than anything that took place inside Frank N. Furter's castle.