The ECT Handbook, 2nd Edition

This is the Third Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee on ECT.This book presents the latest clinical guidelines for psychiatrists who prescribe electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and practitioners who administer it. It clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary practice and reviews the evidence for its efficacy.Recommendations about practical administration will maximise the effectiveness of the treatment and minimise any possible adverse effects.