The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy - Recommendations for Treatment, Training, and Privileging (a Task Force Report of the American Psychiatric Association)

An indispensable guide to ECT practice, combining knowledge from the last 20 years with the latest research. It covers medications and medical comorbidities that may require treatment modification, use of ECT in specific clinical circumstances, assessment of treatment outcomes, and the use of ECT in special populations.