Electroconvulsive Therapy Handbook
The Second Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee on ECT
Published in June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-0-902241-83-1 (ISBN)
Description
This policy report replaces "The Practical Administration of Electroconvulsive Therapy", published in 1989. It features a set of guidelines for psychiatrists who will be prescribing or administering ECT. Appendices covering new developments will be produced and distributed as inserts to this volume. A separate teaching video is available to complement the text. This book is intended for use by psychiatrists, obstetritians, clinicians and nurses.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-902241-83-1 (9780902241831)
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The Third Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee on ECT
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Content
Part 1 Clinical guidelines: ECT and depressive disorders; ECT in mania; ECT in schizophrenia; ECT as a specific treatment for neuropsychiatric conditions; ECT in the elderly patient; ECT in those under 18 years old; ECT and obstetrics; ECT in psychiatry; safe ECT practice in physicallly ill patients; ECT, violence and other offending behaviour; non-convulsive electric shock treatment; ECT and other conditions. Part 2 Administration of ECT: the ECT suite; equipment for the ECT suite; anaesthesia for ECT; ECT and drugs; prescribing; electrode placement - unilateral versus bilateral; monitoring seizure activity; adverse effects of ECT; continuation ECT (maintenance ECT); stimulus dosing; electrical and neurophysiological principles; training and supervision. Part 3 The law and consent: ECT, the law and consent to treatment.