{"product_id":"electroshock-restoring-the-mind-hardcover","title":"Electroshock: Restoring the Mind - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMax Fink\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectroshock therapy has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image, effectively removing it as a treatment option for many patients. In \u003cem\u003eElectroshock\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clarifying the many misconceptions surrounding ECT, \u003cem\u003eElectroshock\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent sourcebook for patients, their families, and mental health professionals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax Fink, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Attending Psychiatrist at the Long Island Jewish-Hillside Hospital Medical Center. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eConvulsive Therapy: Theory and Practice, Psychobiology of Convulsive Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e, and other books. He lives in Nissequogue, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47622564118787,"sku":"9780195119565","price":129.02,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/SGxzS1ZQdWYzOXNyWHdrZlBQVXZEdz09.webp?v=1768290723","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-fi\/products\/electroshock-restoring-the-mind-hardcover","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}