Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is usually reserved for difficult-to-treat depression patients who are not suitable for or have failed to respond to antidepressant medications.

电休克治疗（ECT）通常是不适合或对抗抑郁药物治疗无效的难治性抑郁患者的保留治疗方法。

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For years, a treatment called electroconvulsive therapy (ect) also known as "electric shock treatment" has been used to induce seizures in anesthetized patients for therapeutic results.

多年来，一种被称作“电惊厥疗法”的治疗手段被用来使患者瞬间麻痹以获得良好的效果，这种疗法亦被称作“电击疗法”。

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For decades psychiatrists have used shock therapy to treat cases of depression that haven't been helped by antidepressant medications, and in recent years the treatment -- now known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) -- has experienced something of a revival.

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