The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Recommendations for Treatment, Training, and Privileging, 3rd Edition

This third edition of The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)—the first since 2001—captures the body of knowledge accumulated over the past 20 years, citing and explaining the most recent literature on the safety and efficacy of ECT.

Like its predecessors, this volume provides comprehensive information on staffing, assessment, and preparation for ECT; informed consent; anesthetic management; electrode placement; stimulus parameters and dosing; medical comorbidities; and more. New features include updated information on assessing and optimizing treatment response and detecting and managing adverse side effects, including cognitive side effects.