Electroconvulsive Therapy
by Richard Abrams
Oxford University Press; ISBN: 0195148207; 4th edition (July 15, 2002)
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Description

"This book is unique in the field . . . written in an engaging style, [it] reflects the author's intimate knowledge of an indispensable psychiatric treatment . . . the result is a refined and up-to-date disquisition on a complex and multifaceted subject . . . highly recommended fo both the clinician and researcher." Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

"Dr Abrams has produced a masterpiece that summarizes . . . much of what psychiatrists want to know about ECT. The style is crisp and the ideas flow cogently and clearly." Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.

"Virtually all of the issues of concern to clinicians are covered. This is a well written, easy to read book on ECT that should serve as a standard reference for both clinicians and researchers in the field." Journal of Neuropsychiatry.

This is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the definitive text on electroconvulsive therapy. This essential resource remains the primary reference and guide for those who prescribe, perform, or assist with ECT. New material for this edition includes coverage of the recently published 3rd edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Task Force Report on ECT (which lays out the boundaries within which ECT should be administered in the United States) and a new chapter on transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a treatment method that is analogous to ECT.

Contents/contributors
1 History of Electroconvulsive Therapy
2 Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy
3 Prediction of Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy
4 The Medical Physiology of Electroconvulsive Therapy
5 Electroconvulsive Therapy in the High-Risk Patient
6 The Electroconvulsive Therapy Stimulus, Seizure Induction and Seizure Quality
7 Treatment Electrode Placement: Bitemporal, Unilateral, Bifrontal
8 Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Theory
9 Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Praxis
10 Memory and Cognitive Functioning After Electroconvulsive Therapy
11 Neurobiological Correlates and Mechanisms
12 Patients' Attitudes, Medicolegal Considerations and Informed Consent
13 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (TMS)