Electroconvulsive Therapy
Fourth Edition
Richard Abrams
Table of Contents
1:History of Electroconvulsive Therapy
2:Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy
3:Prediction of Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy
4:The Medical Physiology of Electroconvulsive Therapy
5:Electroconvulsive Therapy in the High-Risk Patient
6:The Electroconvulsive Therapy Stimulus, Seizure Induction and Seizure Quality
7:Treatment Electrode Placement: Bitemporal, Unilateral, Bifrontal
8:Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Theory
9:Technique of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Praxis
10:Memory and Cognitive Functioning After Electroconvulsive Therapy
11:Neurobiological Correlates and Mechanisms
12:Patients' Attitudes, Medicolegal Considerations and Informed Consent
13:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (TMS)