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Handbook of ECT : a guide to electroconvulsive therapy for practitioners / Charles H. Kellner.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2019]Description: xii, 117 pages : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781108403283 (pbk.)
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • 2019 C-418
  • WM 412
Contents:
Basic concepts of electroconvulsive therapy -- ECT : patient selection and preparation -- ECT technique -- ECT treatment course -- Common adverse effects -- The ECT service -- Special issues.
Summary: The Handbook of ECT covers all aspects of contemporary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice. This concise yet informed text provides medical practitioners with both the theoretical background and practical knowledge to guide them in the practice of ECT. The text is filled with 'clinical pearls' from an expert practitioner which will be of great use to both new and seasoned practitioners of ECT. Each chapter is comprehensively referenced with the latest ECT research and clinical literature. Topics covered include research on mechanisms of action, patient selection by diagnosis, pre-procedural medical and laboratory evaluation, patient preparation in the ECT suite, stimulus dosing strategies, ECT anesthesia, clinical decision making and continuation/maintenance treatment strategies. This book will be of particular value for practicing psychiatrists, psychiatric residents and medical students rotating in psychiatry.
Item type: 4 Week Loan List(s) this item appears in: New Psychiatry books Naas General Hospital July 2019
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
4 Week Loan Midland Regional Hospital Library Portlaoise Midland Regional Hospital Library Portlaoise Loan collection MRH Portlaoise 616.89 ECT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PT12630
4 Week Loan Naas General Hospital Library Naas General Hospital Library Book Available 221837
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Preceded by Brain stimulation in psychiatry / Charles H. Kellner. 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic concepts of electroconvulsive therapy -- ECT : patient selection and preparation -- ECT technique -- ECT treatment course -- Common adverse effects -- The ECT service -- Special issues.

The Handbook of ECT covers all aspects of contemporary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice. This concise yet informed text provides medical practitioners with both the theoretical background and practical knowledge to guide them in the practice of ECT. The text is filled with 'clinical pearls' from an expert practitioner which will be of great use to both new and seasoned practitioners of ECT. Each chapter is comprehensively referenced with the latest ECT research and clinical literature. Topics covered include research on mechanisms of action, patient selection by diagnosis, pre-procedural medical and laboratory evaluation, patient preparation in the ECT suite, stimulus dosing strategies, ECT anesthesia, clinical decision making and continuation/maintenance treatment strategies. This book will be of particular value for practicing psychiatrists, psychiatric residents and medical students rotating in psychiatry.

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