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Electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents / edited by Neera Ghaziuddin, Garry Walter. - 1 online resource (311 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 / Angele 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.

ISBN: 9780199938759

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Electroconvulsive therapy.
Teenagers.
Children.
Mental illness--Treatment.
Nervous system--Diseases--Treatment.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RC485 / .E44 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 616.89/122