Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry
Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry
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USDThe field of brain stimulation is advancing at rapid pace with a growing number of techniques now approved for the treatment of psychiatric illness. This text acts both as a concise, quick reference for experienced practitioners and a guidebook for residents learning about clinical brain stimulation techniques.
The techniques covered include:
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
• Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
• Magnetic seizure therapy (MST)
• Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)
All aspects of these treatments are covered, from patient selection, through the implementation of the technique, to patient aftercare. Potential future applications are discussed and select, up-to-date reference lists guide practitioners to the most important further reading around each technique. Portable, concise and easy to navigate, covering all the need-to-know information, Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry is essential reading for practitioners, residents and medical students in psychiatry and neurology.
- Provides 'how-to' information, functioning as a manual suitable for practitioners at all levels
- Clear, easy-to-navigate layout makes the text useful for quick reference in the treatment suite
- Includes a theoretical overview of each treatment modality, succinctly summarising the relevant literature
Reviews & endorsements
"This pocket-sized book is up to date, practical, and user friendly and is highly recommended as an easy reference guide for anyone practicing psychiatry or neurology. It will certainly be an asset to physicians familiar with and using ECT as well as for residents, medical students, and others new to brain stimulation techniques."
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Product details
June 2012Adobe eBook Reader
9781139415040
0 pages
0kg
16 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): basic concepts
- 3. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): patient selection and preparation
- 4. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): technique
- 5. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): treatment course
- 6. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): common adverse effects
- 7. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): the ECT service
- 8. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): special issues
- 9. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) Wayne K. Goodman and Ron L. Alterman
- 10. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) Eran Chemerinski
- 11. Magnetic seizure therapy (MST)
- 12. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
- 13. Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)
- Index.
