electroconvulsive therapy

Summary

electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment of mental disorders^[1]. It draws 1,633 Wikipedia views per month (treatment_of_mental_disorders category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• electroconvulsive therapy's instance of is recorded as treatment of mental disorders^[3].
• electroconvulsive therapy's developer is recorded as Ugo Cerletti^[4].
• electroconvulsive therapy is a type of psychiatric somatotherapy^[5].
• electroconvulsive therapy is a type of convulsive therapy^[6].
• electroconvulsive therapy's Commons category is recorded as Electroconvulsive therapy^[7].
• electroconvulsive therapy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electroconvulsive therapy^[8].
• electroconvulsive therapy's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 94.27^[9].
• electroconvulsive therapy's uses is recorded as electroshock^[10].

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Context

electroconvulsive therapy's instance of is recorded as treatment of mental disorders^[3].

Why It Matters

electroconvulsive therapy draws 1,633 Wikipedia views per month (treatment_of_mental_disorders category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]