Ethics in Electroconvulsive Therapy

by Max Fink and Jan-Ot Ottosson

Few mental illness treatments are more reviled in the public mind than Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy. However, in reality, ECT is a safe and effective treatment for cases of clinical depression and catatonia that are unresponsive to drug therapy. Also, unlike drugs, ECT has relatively few side effects. The authors argue that it is time for this historically stigmatized procedure to be reevaluated.

The authors make a strong case for greater...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041594659X
• ISBN13: 9780415946599
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"