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Electroshock : Restoring the Mind.
Electroshock therapy (ECT) has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image, a reputation that has effectively removed it as a treatment option for many patients. In Electroshock, Max Fink, M.D., draws on 45 years of clinical and research experience to argue that ECT is now a safe, ef...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. What Is Electroshock?; 2. The Patient's Experience; 3. Risks and Contraindications; 4. Technical Features of the Treatment; 5. Depressive Mood Disorders; 6. Manic Mood Disorders; 7. Thought Disorders; 8. Movement Disorders; 9. How Does It Work?; 10. The Origins of Electroshock Therapy; 11. Controversy in Electroshock; 12. Electroshock in the 1990s; Appendix 1: Diagnoses in Which ECT Is Considered Effective; Appendix 2: Diagnoses in Which ECT Is Considered Ineffective; Appendix 3: Sample Consent Form for Electrotherapy; Appendix 4: Medicines; Notes.