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) refers to the most effective and rapidly acting treatment that we have today for severe depression and other conditions. ECT is an approved medical treatment that involves the use of electricity to produce a brief seizure in a person under general anesthesia (while the person receiving the treatment is asleep).