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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. What Is Electroshock?; 2. The Patient's Experience; 3. Risks and Contraindications; 4. Technical Features of the Treatment; 5. Depressive Mood Disorders; 6. Manic Mood Disorders; 7. Thought Disorders; 8. Movement Disorders; 9. How Does It Work?; 10. The Origins of Electroshock Therapy; 11. Controversy in Electroshock; 12. Electroshock in the 1990's; Appendix 1: Diagnoses in Which ECT Is Considered Effective; Appendix 2: Diagnoses in Which ECT Is Considered Ineffective; Appendix 3: Sample Consent Form for Electrotherapy; Appendix 4: Medicines; Notes
- BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W;
