The fourth edition of this popular Handbook provides the latest guidance on prescribing and administering electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Leading researchers and practitioners review new research on ECT and related treatments, including their efficacy in children and adolescents, and in those with bipolar disorder and neurological conditions. With a focus on safe provision and minimisation of side effects, it provides the reader with practical, evidence-based advice. The book has been substantially revised:: references have been updated throughout; related treatment modalities such as rTMS, tCDS and ketamine are covered in greater depth; and current administrative and legal framework guidelines are clearly outlined. An essential reference manual for consultant and trainee clinical psychiatrists, as well as ECT practitioners. This guide will benefit clinical teams looking after complex cases of depression, as well as those involved in the care of other people for whom ECT may be recommended.
List of contributors; Preface to the fourth edition; 1. The place of ECT and related treatments in contemporary UK psychiatry I. Nicol Ferrier; 2. Mechanism of action of ECT Philip J. Cowen; 3. ECT in the treatment of depression I. Nicol Ferrier; 4. ECT in mania (and mixed states) R. H. Mcallister-Williams; 5. Electroconvulsive therapy for bipolar disorder depression Ute Kessler; 6. ECT in older adults Stuart Watson, Jane Newby and Phil Laws; 7. ECT in people with an intellectual disability Peter Cutajar and Jo Jones; 8. ECT in pregnancy and postnatally Alain Gregoire and Joanne Spoors; 9. Electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents Rosalind Y. K. Oliphant, Eleanor M. Smith and Aditya Narain Sharma; 10. The use of ECT in the treatment of schizophrenia Richard Braithwaite; 11. The use of ECT in the treatment of catatonia Richard Braithwaite; 12. ECT in neuropsychiatric disorders Jasvinder Singh and David Andrew Cousins; 13. Cognitive side-effects of ECT Martha Finnegan and Declan M. Mcloughlin; 14. Non-cognitive adverse effects of ECT Jonathan Waite; 15. Transcranial magnetic stimulation Alex ONeill-Kerr and Sudheer Lankappa; 16. Neurosurgery for mental disorder Keith Matthews and Christine Matthews; 17. Ketamine for psychiatric disorders Rupert McShane; 18. The ECT accreditation service (ECTAS) Jill Emerson; 19. The Scottish ECT accreditation network (SEAN) Linda Cullen and Alistair Hay; 20. Medical training for psychiatrists in ECT Vimal Sivasanker and Ian Nnatu; 21. Nursing care of the patient receiving ECT and the roles of the ECT nurse Kara Hannigan; 22. Treatment suites and practical aspects of ECT Ross A. Dunne, Alex ONeill-Kerr, Declan McLoughlin and Jonathan Waite; 23. Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy Godfrey M Bwalya, Rahul Bajekal and Jonathan Waite; 24. Dental issues related to ECT Denis Martin, revised by Basel Switzer; 25. Interactions between ECT and prescribed medication Ian M. Anderson; 26. Seizure monitoring in ECT David M. Semple and Ryan Alexander Devlin; 27. Safe ECT practice in people with a physical illness Jonathan Waite; 28. Capacity, consent and the law Jonathan Waite; 29. Patients and carers and the publics perspectives on ECT and related treatments Jonathan Waite; Index.
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