The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy

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.

The book also outlines the guidance from the 2018 US Food and Drug Administration's reclassification of ECT devices and the implications of that reclassification for clinical practice. Readers will also benefit from the examination of maintenance ECT and other neuromodulation techniques, including transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation.

The depth of information on the state-of-the-art practice of ECT makes this book an indispensable guide.