{"product_id":"electroshock-restoring-the-mind-9780195119565","title":"Electroshock: Restoring the Mind","description":"Electroshock 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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Fink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195119565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 1913\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1999 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2000 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTherapy\u003c\/em\u003e, and other books. He lives in Nissequogue, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40603781759091,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":89.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8244d07d-959d-4239-9e11-5268d70eda63.jpg?v=1669395735","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/electroshock-restoring-the-mind-9780195119565","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}