Electroshock: Restoring the Mind - Couverture rigide

Fink MD, Max

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195119568 ISBN 13 : 9780195119565

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1999

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Max Fink, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and attending psychiatrist the Long Island Jewish Hillside Hospital Medical Center. He is the author of Convulsive Therapy: Theory and Practice, Psychobiology of Convulsive Therapy, and other books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195119568
• ISBN 13: 9780195119565
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Allemagne