| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Psychiatry - theory, applications and treatments |
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Psychiatry- theory, applications, and treatments series.
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| Contents |
A guide to the procedures of ECT / Conrad M. Swartz -- ECT in pregnancy and the postpartum / Josephine Power, Richard Hiscock, Megan Galgally, Susan Walker, and Timothy Rolfe -- An evidence-informed model for the modern practice of electroconvulsive therapy / Amer M. Burham, Sarah Jarmain, and Verinder Sharma -- Possible involvement of electroconvulsive stimulation in hippocampal neurogenesis / Masanobu Ito and Toshihito Suzuki |
| Summary |
This book begins with a basic sequential guide to the clinical procedures of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in common circumstances. ECT is currently the most efficacious treatment for severe depression, and several researchers have reported anatomical, chemical and functional alterations after ECT. It is becoming increasingly well-established that maternal mental illness has a significant impact on the development of the fetus as well as the ability of the mother to parent her baby. For some women with severe mental illness in pregnancy, pharmacological therapy can be problematic with a dela |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Electroconvulsive therapy.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Electroconvulsive therapy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Braddock, Kathleen, editor
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| LC no. |
2020679659 |
| ISBN |
9781634630382 |
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1634630386 |
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