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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480642103321

Autore

Rasmussen Keith G.

Titolo

Principles and practice of electroconvulsive therapy / / Keith G. Rasmussen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-61537-249-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 pages)

Disciplina

616.89/122

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to electroconvulsive therapy -- Patient selection for electroconvulsive therapy -- Patient education and informed consent for electroconvulsive therapy -- The pre-ECT medical work-up -- Anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy -- ECT technique, part I : managing the individual treatment -- ECT technique, part II : managing the course of treatments -- Preventing relapse after ECT : maintenance ECT and pharmacotherapy -- The cognitive effects of ECT -- ECT versus other neuropsychiatric treatments.