Electroconvulsive therapy / Richard Abrams.

Author/creator Abrams, Richard, 1937-
Format Electronic
Edition4th ed.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionix, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. History of Electroconvulsive Therapy, 3 -- 2. Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy, 17 -- 3. Prediction of Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy, 43 -- 4. The Medical Physiology of Electroconvulsive Therapy, 50 -- 5. Electroconvulsive Therapy in the High-Risk Patient, 72 -- 6. The Electroconvulsive Therapy Stimulus, Seizure Induction, and Seizure Quality, 101 -- 7. Treatment Electrode Placement: Bitemporal, Unilateral, Bifrontal, 130 -- 8. Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Theory, 140 -- 9. Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Praxis, 172 -- 10. Memory and Cognitive Functioning After Electroconvulsive Therapy, 176 -- 11. Neurobiological Correlates and Mechanisms, 202 -- 12. Patients' Attitudes, Medicolegal Considerations, and Informed Consent, 224 -- 13. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (TMS), 239.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-313) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002022051
ISBN0195148207 (cloth)

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