1. (a) “Convulsive treatment” is the planned induction of a seizure through electrical or chemical means for therapeutic purposes. When more than one seizure is induced in a single treatment session, each seizure shall be considered a separate treatment for records-keeping and reporting purposes.
2. (b) “Insulin Coma Treatment” consists of the production of a coma for therapeutic purposes, with or without convulsions, through the intramuscular administration of insulin.

3. (c) “Psychosurgery” is defined as any of those operations currently referred to as lobotomy, psychiatric surgery, and behavioral surgery and all other forms of brain surgery if the surgery is performed for the purpose of any of the following:

   1. (1) Modification, alteration, or control of thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior rather than the treatment of a known and diagnosed physical disease of the brain;
   2. (2) Modification or alteration of normal brain function, brain tissue or brain cells in order to modify, alter, or control thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior; or

   3. (3) Treatment of abnormal brain function, brain tissue or brain cells in order to modify, alter, or control thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior when the abnormality is not an established cause for those thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior.

      Psychosurgery shall not include surgery for relief of pain caused by physical disease elsewhere in the body.

4. (d) “Prefrontal sonic treatment” is the direct stimulation and/or destruction of brain cells or brain tissue by ultrasound for therapeutic purposes, as discussed in Section 837.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5325(g), 5326.95 and 5400, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5325, 5326.6, 5326.7, 5326.75, 5326.8 and 5326.85, Welfare and Institutions Code.