Assertion: ect | /r/IsA | slightly serious treatment
Facets:
value: slightly less
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Psychosurgery and the surgical implantation of hormones to reduce male sexual drive were classified as irreversible treatments that could only be carried out on consenting patients (section 57 of part IV of the Act); ECT was classified as a slightly less serious treatment that could be given to non-consenting patients if certain procedures were followed (section 58).