Medical Definition of electroconvulsive therapy. : the treatment of mental illness and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brainâabbreviation ECT; called also electric shock, electric shock therapy, electroshock therapy.
The movie's script was changed to include the elaborate ceremony of the Inner Circle on Groundhog Day. The original groundhog cast for the movie was considered to be too small. Some of the store names in Punxsutawney were used in the movie, such as The Smart Shop and Stewart's Drug Store. Punxsutawney's police cars were also recreated for the movie.
If you spot groundhogs in your yard or neighborhood, Prange says, itâs likely a good sign that predators are not afoot. âBe happy you donât have coyotes in your yard!. She adds: Groundhogs are widespread, and theyâre just one species these [predators] eat â coyotes and bobcats are very generalist in what they take. Thereâs voles, rabbits, squirrels and everything else â they won't go in just to get a groundhog.. That's good news for pet owners.