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1 online resource |
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Cover; Cover2; Contents; Abbreviations; List of figures, tables and boxes; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction: the role ECT in contemporary psychiatry; Chapter 1 Mechanism of action of ECT; Chapter 2 The ECT suite; Chapter 3 Anaesthesia for ECT; Chapter 4 ECT prescribing and practice; Chapter 5 Psychotropic drug treatment during and after ECT; Chapter 6 Monitoring a course of ECT; Chapter 7 Non-cognitive adverse effects of ECT; Chapter 8 Cognitive adverse effects of ECT; Chapter 9 Dental issues related to ECT |
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Chapter 10 Training, supervision and professional development: achieving competencyChapter 11 Nursing guidelines for ECT; Chapter 12 Inspection of ECT clinics; Chapter 13 Other brain stimulation treatments; Chapter 14 The use of ECT in the treatment of depression; Chapter 15 The use of ECT in the treatment of mania; Chapter 16 The use of ECT in the treatment of schizophrenia and catatonia; Chapter 17 The use of ECT in neuropsychiatric disorders; Chapter 18 The use of ECT in people with intellectual disability; Chapter 19 Safe ECT practice in people with a physical illness |
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Chapter 20 ECT for older adultsChapter 21 The use of ECT as continuation or maintenance treatment; Chapter 22 Consent, capacity and the law; Chapter 23 Patients' and carers' perspectives on ECT; Appendix I Out-patient declaration form; Appendix II ECT competencies for doctors; Appendix III Example of a job description for an ECT nurse specialist; Appendix IV Example of a job description for an ECT nurse/ECT coordinator; Appendix v Information for patients and carers; Appendix VI Example of a consent form; Appendix VII Useful contacts; Appendix VIII Example of a certificate of incapacity |
| Summary |
This presents the latest clinical guidelines on the prescription and practical administration of the highly effective, but often controversial, treatment electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - it clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary practice and reviews the evidence for its efficacy. This new edition includes much new research, reflects the appropriate NICE clinical guidance, covers consent and capacity issues and relevant legislation. It highlights new research on the mode of action of ECT, the adverse cognitive effects and the risks and benefits of different electrode placements |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2005 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Electroconvulsive therapy.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
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Electroconvulsive therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Waite, Jonathan, editor
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Easton, Andrew, editor
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| ISBN |
9781908020598 |
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1908020598 |
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