This presents the latest clinical guidelines on the
prescription and practical administration of electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). It clarifies the place of ECT in contemporary
practice and reviews the evidence for its efficacy. The ECT
Handbook is an essential reference manual for all
psychiatrists, for anaesthetists and nurses who work in ECT
clinics, for everyone professionally involved in caring for
patients for whom ECT may be recommended, and for second-opinion
appointed doctors working for the Care Quality Commission.
- Substantially revised to take account of new research.
- Covers issues of capacity and consent.
- New chapters on the mode of action of ECT, cognitive adverse
effects, dental effects, other brain stimulation techniques and
patient and carer perspectives.
- New evidence of the benefits and risks of unilateral
v. bilateral electrode placement.
- Reflects changes in mental health and mental capacity
legislation since the second edition.
To view the full contents list for this report, please see our
book information page on The ECT
Handbook (3rd edition).
Please note this report replaces the following older reports:
CR128: The ECT Handbook (2nd edn)
CR73: Guidance for Health Care Commissioners for an ECT
Service
CR39: The ECT Handbook (1st edn)