Electroshock by Max Fink Md Of Psychiatry And Neurology State University Of New York Stony Brook And Attending Psychiatrist Department Of Psychiatry Long Island Jewish-Hillside Hospital Medical Center)

Electroshock by Max Fink Md Of Psychiatry And Neurology State University Of New York Stony Brook And Attending Psychiatrist Department Of Psychiatry Long Island Jewish-Hillside Hospital Medical Center)

Electroshock therapy has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image, effectively removing it as a treatment option for many patients. In Electroshock, Max Fink, M.D., draws on 45 years of clinical and research experience to argue that ECT is now a safe, painless, and sometimes life-saving treatment for emotional and mental disorders. Dr. Fink traces the development of ECT from its discovery in 1934 followed by widespread use for two decades, to the 1950s when it was largely replaced by the introduction of psychotropic drugs, to its revival in the past twenty years as a viable treatment. He provides actual case studies of patients who have been treated with ECT and illustrates that many disorders--such as depression, mania, catatonia, and schizophrenia--respond well to it. As he explains the whole procedure from preparation to recovery, we see what the patient experiences. Fink also shows how anesthesia and muscle relaxation have refined ECT, minimizing discomfort and reducing risks to a level far lower than those experienced by patients using psychotropic drugs routinely prescribed for the same problems. Clarifying the many misconceptions surrounding ECT, Electroshock is an excellent sourcebook for patients, their families, and mental health professionals.

In an America long besotted with psychotherapy, Max Fink carried an often lonely torch for the physical treatment of psychiatric disorders.. Electroshock is a slim volume, packing a punch of controversy. * Nature *
This book, clearly written, concise, and assertive, should help balance the picture, educating mental health professionals and the general public alike * Forward Magazine *

Max Fink, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Attending Psychiatrist at the Long Island Jewish-Hillside Hospital Medical Center. He is the author of Convulsive Therapy: Theory and Practice, Psychobiology of Convulsive Therapy, and other books. He lives in Nissequogue, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780195158045
ISBN 10	0195158040
Title	Electroshock
Author	Max Fink Md Of Psychiatry And Neurology State University Of New York Stony Brook And Attending Psychiatrist Department Of Psychiatry Long Island Jewish-Hillside Hospital Medical Center)
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2002-12-19
Number of pages	157
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