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Electroconvulsive therapy : clinical uses, efiicacy and long-term health effects [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

Braddock, Kathleen [editor.]

Series: Psychiatry- theory, applications, and treatments seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781634630382
1634630386

Subject(s):

Online resources:

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust OpenAthens account holders click here for access

Contents:

A guide to the procedures of ECT / Conrad M. Swartz -- ECT in pregnancy and the postpartum / Josephine Power, Richard Hiscock, Megan Galgally, Susan Walker, and Timothy Rolfe -- An evidence-informed model for the modern practice of electroconvulsive therapy / Amer M. Burham, Sarah Jarmain, and Verinder Sharma -- Possible involvement of electroconvulsive stimulation in hippocampal neurogenesis / Masanobu Ito and Toshihito Suzuki.

Summary: This book begins with a basic sequential guide to the clinical procedures of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in common circumstances. ECT is currently the most efficacious treatment for severe depression, and several researchers have reported anatomical, chemical and functional alterations after ECT. It is becoming increasingly well-established that maternal mental illness has a significant impact on the development of the fetus as well as the ability of the mother to parent her baby. For some women with severe mental illness in pregnancy, pharmacological therapy can be problematic with a dela.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

This book begins with a basic sequential guide to the clinical procedures of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in common circumstances. ECT is currently the most efficacious treatment for severe depression, and several researchers have reported anatomical, chemical and functional alterations after ECT. It is becoming increasingly well-established that maternal mental illness has a significant impact on the development of the fetus as well as the ability of the mother to parent her baby. For some women with severe mental illness in pregnancy, pharmacological therapy can be problematic with a dela.

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