| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The history of pediatric ECT / Edward Shorter -- The mechanism of action of ECT / Max Fink -- ECT and stigma / Andrew McDonald and Garry Walter -- Ethical and consent aspects / Michael Robertson, Joseph M. Rey and Garry Walter -- A practical guide to using ECT in minors / Neera Ghaziuddin, Elise Hodges, and Polly Gipson -- ECT in young people with comorbid medical and neurological disorders / Daniel F. Maixner -- Anesthesia / Daniel Gih, Emma Taylor, and Bernard Biermann -- Side-effects / Angèle Consoli, William de Carvalho, and David Cohen -- ECT for adolescent mood disorders / Neera Ghaziuddin -- ECT for schizophrenia spectrum disorders / Yuval Bloch, Daniel Stein and Garry Walter -- ECT for catatonia in autism / Dirk Dhossche and Lee Wachtel -- ECT for self-injurious behaviour / Lee Wachtel and Dirk Dhossche. |
| Summary |
This pioneering book is the first book of its kind and offers guidance about the use of ECT in youth with up-to-date and concise information. The editors, Neera Ghaziuddin MD, MRCPsych (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA), and Garry Walter, MD, PhD (University of Sydney, Australia), have spearheaded the re-introduction of ECT as a safe and an effective treatment option for a subgroup of children and adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders. This book offers a review of the existing literature, firsthand experience of the authors who are regarded as experts in their respective field, a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Electroconvulsive therapy for children.
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Electroconvulsive therapy for children. |
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Electroconvulsive therapy for teenagers.
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Electroconvulsive therapy for teenagers. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ghaziuddin, Neera.
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Walter, Garry.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents 9780199937899 (DLC) 2013017118 (OCoLC)841517016 |
| ISBN |
9780199938759 (electronic book) |
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019993875X (electronic book) |
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1299940579 (e-book) |
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9781299940574 (e-book) |
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9780199937899 |
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0199937893 |
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