Electroshock restoring the mind
Electroshock therapy (ECT) has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image, a reputation that has effectively removed it as a treatment option for many patients. In Electroshock, Max Fink, M.D., draws on 45 years of clinical and research experience to argue that ECT is now a safe, ef...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
1999.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798230406719 |
Sumario: | Electroshock therapy (ECT) has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image, a reputation that has effectively removed it as a treatment option for many patients. In Electroshock, Max Fink, M.D., draws on 45 years of clinical and research experience to argue that ECT is now a safe, effective, painless, and sometimes life-saving treatment for emotional and mental disorders. Dr. Fink discusses the development of ECT from its discovery in 1934, its acceptance and widespread use for two decades until it was largely replaced by the introduction of psychotropic drugs in the 1950's, and |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-148) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780197562604 9781280471346 9786610471348 9781423738008 9780198028093 9781602562752 |