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Electroconvulsive therapy /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Abrams, Richard, 1937-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford Unversity Press, 2002.
Edition:	Fourth edition.
Subjects:	Electroconvulsive Therapy.

Table of 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
Patient's attitudes, medicolegal considerations, and informed consent
Transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy (TMS)