Description
Book SynopsisThis is a pioneering book and is the first book of its kind. The book offers guidance about the use of ECT in adolescents with up to date and concise information. The editors of the book are Neera Ghaziuddin MD, MRCPsych (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA), and Garry Walter, MD, Ph.D. (University of Sydney, Australia) who spear-headed the re-introduction of ECT as a safe and an effective treatment option for a subgroup of adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders. This book offers a review of the existing literature, firsthand experience of the authors regarded as experts in their respective field and highly informative case descriptions. The book also offers a historical perspective, explaining the reasons why ECT fell out of favor, particularly among child and adolescent psychiatrists, and the resulting lost opportunity to train clinicians over many decades. Starting around the 1990''s, there has been a revival of interest, probably due to the recognition of treatment resist
Trade ReviewThe book, simply put, is the current authority on what we need to know about the use of ECT in children and adolescents. I am tempted to end my review with that statement; however, that would not do justice to the significant efforts the authors and editors have put in to collate all what is known in this field today. . . A highly recommended read! * Rajeev Jairam, Australasian Psychiatry, 22(4), 2014 *
This book is a masterpiece. It should be available to anyone who treats patients for whom ECT may be applicable. * Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association *
The book, simply put, is the current authority on what we need to know about the use of ECT in children and adolescents... After reading the book, I feel much more empowered to have the conversation with young people and their family should I need to consider ECT as a treatment option... A highly recommended read! * Australasian Psychiatry *
Table of ContentsContents ; Foreword ; Preface ; About the Editors ; Contributors ; 1. The History of Pediatric ECT ; Edward Shorter ; 2. The Mechanism of Action of ECT ; Max Fink ; 3. ECT and Stigma ; Andrew McDonald and Garry Walter ; 4. Ethical and Consent Aspects ; Michael Robertson, Joseph M. Rey and Garry Walter ; 5. A Practical Guide to Using ECT in Minors ; Neera Ghaziuddin, Elise Hodges and Polly Gipson ; 6. ECT in Young People with Comorbid Medical and Neurological Disorders ; Daniel F. Maixner ; 7. Anesthesia ; Daniel Gih, Emma Taylor and Bernard Biermann ; 8. Side-effects ; Angele Consoli, William de Carvalho and David Cohen ; 9. ECT for Adolescent Mood Disorders ; Neera Ghaziuddin ; 10. ECT for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ; Yuval Bloch, Daniel Stein and Garry Walter ; 11. ECT for Catatonia in Autism ; Dirk Dhossche and Lee Wachtel ; 12. ECT for Self-injurious Behaviour ; Lee Wachtel and Dirk Dhossche ; Index
