Electroconvulsive therapy
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Electroconvulsive therapy
Oxford University Press, 1997
3rd ed
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-367) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume traces the historical development of convulsive therapy and explores its physiological, ethical, political, biochemical, neuroanatomical, and clinical aspects. The author covers such diverse topics as the prediction of treatment response, the results of sham ECT studies, patients' attitudes towards the treatment, neuropsychological and cognitive effects, the nature of ECT stimulus, medico-legal considerations, and theories concerning its mechanism of action. In full accordance with the American Psychiatric Association's guidelines for the practice of ECT, this resource is a reference and guide for those who practice, perform, or assist with ECT.
Table of Contents
1: History of Electroconvulsive Therapy. 2: Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy. 3: Prediction of Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy. 4: The Medical Physiology of Electroconvulsive Therapy. 5: Electroconvulsive Therapy in the High-Risk Patient. 6: The Electroconvulsive Therapy Stimulus. 7: Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy. 8: Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Theory. 9: Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Praxis. 10: Memory and Cognitive Functioning After Electroconvulsive Therapy. 11: Neurochemical Correlates. 12: Patients' Attitudes, Legal-Regulatory issues, and Informed Consent. References. Index
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