| Description |
xii, 231 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 175-222. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
History of Electroconvulsive Therapy -- Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy -- Prediction of Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy -- The Medical Physiology of Electroconvulsive Therapy -- Electroconvulsive Therapy in the High-Risk Patient -- The Electroconvulsive Therapy Stimulus, Seizure Induction, and Seizure Quality -- Treatment Electrode Placement: Bitemporal, Unilateral, Bifrontal -- Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Theory -- Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Praxis -- Memory and Cognitive Functioning After Electroconvulsive Therapy -- Neurobiological Correlates and Mechanisms -- Patients' Attitudes, Medicolegal Considerations, and Informed Consent -- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (TMS). |
| Subject |
Electroconvulsive therapy.
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| Indexed Term |
Man Mental disorders Electroconvulsive therapy |
| Subject |
Electroconvulsive Therapy.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Abrams, Richard, 1937- Electroconvulsive therapy. Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988 (OCoLC)568760359 |
| ISBN |
019504536X alkaline paper $32.95 |
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9780195045369 alkaline paper |
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