grandstand. n. 1. (Team Sports, other than specified). a. a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc. b. (as modifier): grandstand tickets.
(ECT) [e-lekâ³tro-kon-vulÂ´siv] a treatment for mental disorders in which an electric current is used to produce convulsions. It is used primarily to treat depression or the depressive phase of bipolar disorder; it has also been used to treat some forms of schizophrenia and acute mania.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a form of psychiatric treatment that involves inducing seizures with the use of electrical stimulation while a patient is under general anesthesia. Originally known as electroshock therapy, ECT was first introduced by a pair of Italian psychiatrists in 1938.