The ECT handbook

By:

Waite, J (ed)

Contributor(s):

Easton, A (ed)

Publication details: London Royal College of Psychiatrists 2013Edition: 3rdISBN:

190802058X
9781908020581

Subject(s):

Electroconvulsive therapy

Summary: This book presents the latest clinical guidelines on the prescription and practical administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary practice and reviews the evidence for its efficacy. Topics include: mechanism of action; anaesthesia; psychotropic drug treatment during and after ECT; adverse effects of ECT; training, supervision and professional development; nursing guidelines; use of ECT in - depression, mania, schizophrenia and catatonia, neuropsychiatric disorders; ECT in people with intellectual disability, physical illness and older adults; consent, capacity and the law. IT concludes with a literature review on patients' and carers' perspectives.

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This book presents the latest clinical guidelines on the prescription and practical administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary practice and reviews the evidence for its efficacy. Topics include: mechanism of action; anaesthesia; psychotropic drug treatment during and after ECT; adverse effects of ECT; training, supervision and professional development; nursing guidelines; use of ECT in - depression, mania, schizophrenia and catatonia, neuropsychiatric disorders; ECT in people with intellectual disability, physical illness and older adults; consent, capacity and the law. IT concludes with a literature review on patients' and carers' perspectives.

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