Electroshock - Restoring the Mind (Hardcover)

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, effective, painless, and sometimes life-saving treatment for emotional and mental disorders. Dr. Fink discusses the development of ECT from its discovery in 1934, its acceptance and widespread use for two decades until it was largely replaced by the introduction of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s, and its revival in the past twenty years as a viable treatment now that undesirable side-effects have been largely removed. He provides case studies of actual patients and the testimonies of their family members to illuminate successful responses. Many disorders, such as depression, mania, catatonia, and schizophrenia, respond well to ECT. We learn what the patient experiences, as the authoer explains the whole procedure from preparation to recovery. He also shows how anesthesia and muscle relaxation have refined ECT, minimizing discomfort and reducing its risks to a level far lower than many of the psychotropic drugs routinely prescribed for the same problems. An excellent sourcebook for patients, their families, caretakers, and mental health professionals, Electroshock clarifies misconceptions about ECT. For those who suffer from mental and emotional disorders, it offers a safe and highly effective alternative to medication or psychotherapy.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	August 1999
Authors:	Max Fink (Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at State University of New York, Stony Brook; Professor of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry)
Dimensions:	218 x 146 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	174
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-511956-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > General
LSN:	0-19-511956-8
Barcode:	9780195119565

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