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PUSHBUTTON PSYCHIATRY

2012-03-15 Psychology
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Release : 2012-03-15
Genre : Psychology
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Book Synopsis PUSHBUTTON PSYCHIATRY by : Timothy W Kneeland

Download or read book PUSHBUTTON PSYCHIATRY written by Timothy W Kneeland. This book was released on 2012-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uncovers the roots of electroshock in America, an outgrowth of western patriarchal medicine with primarily female patients. The authors trace the history of electroshock in the United States in three historic stages: from an enthusiastic reception in 1940, to a period of crisis in the 1960s, to its resurgence after 1980. Early American experiments with electrical medicine are also examined, while the development of electroshock in America is considered through the lens of social, political, and economic factors. The revival of electroshock in recent decades is found to be a product of growing materialism in American psychiatry and the political and economic realities of managed medical care. The new material in the Updated Paperback Edition describes the resurgence of electroshock in the private psychiatric sector as a treatment of choice for depression.

Electroshock

1999 Electroconvulsive therapy
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Release : 1999
Genre : Electroconvulsive therapy
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Book Rating : 024/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Electroshock by : Robert F. Morgan

Download or read book Electroshock written by Robert F. Morgan. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shock

2007-09-06 Self-Help
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Release : 2007-09-06
Genre : Self-Help
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Book Rating : 261/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Shock by : Kitty Dukakis

Download or read book Shock written by Kitty Dukakis. This book was released on 2007-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kitty Dukakis has battled debilitating depression for more than twenty years. Coupled with drug and alcohol addictions that both hid and fueled her suffering, Kitty's despair was overwhelming. She tried every medication and treatment available; none worked for long. It wasn't until she tried electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, that she could reclaim her life. Kitty's dramatic first-person account of how ECT keeps her illness at bay is half the story of Shock. The other half, by award winning medical reporter Larry Tye, is an engrossing look at the science behind ECT and its dramatic yet subterranean comeback. This book presents a full picture of ECT, analyzing the treatment's risks along with its benefits. ECT, it turns out, is neither a panacea nor a scourge but a serious option for treating life threatening and disabling mental diseases, like depression, bipolar disorder, and others. Through Kitty Dukakis's moving narrative, and interviews with more than one hundred other ECT patients, Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy separates scare from promise, real complications from lurid headlines. In the process Shock offers practical guidance to prospective patients and their families, boldly addressing the controversy surrounding ECT and awakening millions to its capacity to heal.

PUSHBUTTON PSYCHIATRY

2008 Medical
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Release : 2008
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 635/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis PUSHBUTTON PSYCHIATRY by : Timothy W Kneeland

Download or read book PUSHBUTTON PSYCHIATRY written by Timothy W Kneeland. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uncovers the roots of electroshock in America, an outgrowth of western patriarchal medicine with primarily female patients, with a new epilogue bringing the research up to the present.

Electroshock

2002 Electroconvulsive therapy
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Release : 2002
Genre : Electroconvulsive therapy
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Book Synopsis Electroshock by : Max Fink

Download or read book Electroshock written by Max Fink. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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