ECT in late life
Susan Mary Benbow
Bok Engelsk 1991
| Utgitt | 1991
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| Omfang | 6 s.
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| Utgave | Kopi
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| Opplysninger | Electroconvulsive therapy is still used widely to treat elderly people, despite all the drugs available today. Pippard and Ellam (19819) found that 62% of courses were given to those over the age of 50 years in their survey of the use of ECT in Great Britain.Thus it is important of old age psychiatrists to have a working knowledge of ECT. Recently there has been more interest in the use of ECT in late life. This article will concentrate on some issues of particulatr interest to those who work with elderly: 1. Which elderly people are treated witgh ECT?2. Is unilateral or bilateral treatment preferable?3. Is dementia a contraindication to the use of ECT?4. Which patients are at high risk during treatment?5. Is maintenance ECT of use with the elderly today?6. What response rate can we expect?
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