The Clinical Science of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Download or read book The Clinical Science of Electroconvulsive Therapy written by C. Edward Coffey and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1993 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a timely account of the present state of ECT research and clinical practice and the irreplaceable niche ECT occupies in the treatment hierarchy of severe mental illness. Interdisciplinary contributors to The Clinical Science of Electroconvulsive Therapy use both longitudinal and cross-sectional perspectives to synthesize the latest information on ECT. This book reviews -- comprehensively and carefully -- today's knowledge of indications, techniques, clinical outcomes, and mechanisms of action of ECT.