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Electroconvulsive therapy : a guide for professionals and their patients

By:

Fink, Max [1923-]

Publication details: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2009Edition: 2ndDescription: xvi, 162 p. (pbk)ISBN:

0195365747
9780195365740 (pbk.) :

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Summary: This provides a detailed explanation of the ECT procedure. Contents include: what is electroconvulsive therapy?; the patient's experience; the treatment technique; side effects and memory issues; depressive mood disorders; movement disorders; other uses - psychosis, pregnancy and status epilepticus; paediatric ECT; how does ECT work?; how did electroconvulsive therapy originate?; is brain stimulation an alternative to ECT? Is ECT practice ethical?. Appendices include: sample ECT consent form; medication names and uses.

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This provides a detailed explanation of the ECT procedure. Contents include: what is electroconvulsive therapy?; the patient's experience; the treatment technique; side effects and memory issues; depressive mood disorders; movement disorders; other uses - psychosis, pregnancy and status epilepticus; paediatric ECT; how does ECT work?; how did electroconvulsive therapy originate?; is brain stimulation an alternative to ECT? Is ECT practice ethical?. Appendices include: sample ECT consent form; medication names and uses.

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