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Edition: | 2nd |
Publisher: | American Psychiatric Publishing |
ISBN: | 1-58562-787-9 (1585627879) |
ISBN-13: | 978-1-58562-787-5 (9781585627875) |
Binding: | E E Book + ProQuest Ebook Central |
Copyright: | 2001 |
Publish Date: | 10/00 |
Weight: | 0.00 Lbs. |
Carton Quantity: | 24 |
Subject Class: | PSY (Psychiatry and Psychology) |
Remarks: | A New Edition of this title is due 10/24 |
Return Policy: | Non-Returnable. |
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Discipline: | Psychiatry | Subject Definition: | Electroconvulsive Therapy-Standards | NLM Class: | WM 412 | LC Class: | RC485 | Abstract: | Since the development of pharmacoconvulsive therapy in 1934 and of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 1938, ECT has proven far more valuable than just the intervention of last resort. In comparison with psychotropic medications, we now know that ECT can act more effectively and more rapidly, with substantial clinical improvement that is often seen after only a few treatments. This is especially true for severely ill patientsAthose with severe major depression with psychotic features, acute mania with psychotic features, or catatonia. For patients who are physically debilitated, elderly, or pregnant, ECT is also safer than psychotropic medications. The findings of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Task Force on ECT were published by the APA in 1990 as the first edition of The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy, inaugurating the development of ECT guidelines by groups both within the United States and internationally. Since then, advances in the use of this technically demanding treatment prompted the APA to mandate a second edition. The updated format of this second edition presents background information followed by a summary of applicable recommendations for each chapter. ... This volume reflects not only the wide expertise of its contributors, but also involved solicitation of input from a variety of other sources, including applicable medical professional organizations, individual experts in relevant fields, regulatory bodies, and major lay mental health organizations. |
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