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    ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        the treatment of certain psychotic conditions by passing an electric current through the brain to induce coma or convulsions        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Electroconvulsive therapy is usually the last resort when treating major depressive disorders.