At the extreme in this genre is ECT, or shock therapy, which induces seizures—and is typically used as a last resort.
shock therapy n.
Any of various treatments for mental disorders, such as major depression or schizophrenia, in which a convulsion or brief coma is induced by administering a drug or passing an electric current through the brain. Also called shock treatment.
The treatment of a mentally ill person by passing electric shocks through the brain.