shock therapy vs electroconvulsive therapy

electroconvulsive therapy vs shock therapy

shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shock therapy	Yes	No	No	No
electroconvulsive therapy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electroconvulsive therapy is a hyponym of shock therapy; that is, electroconvulsive therapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shock therapy:

shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
electroconvulsive therapy: the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

Other hyponyms of shock therapy include ECT, electroshock, electroshock therapy, insulin shock, insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment, metrazol shock, metrazol shock therapy, metrazol shock treatment.

shock therapy (noun)	electroconvulsive therapy (noun)
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions	the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

Difference between shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy

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