The authors of Clinical Manual of Electroconvulsive Therapy offer this volume to help psychiatrists successfully incorporate electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) into their clinical practices. ECT remains the definitive treatment for a variety of mental disorders because it is often effective when other
Electroconvulsive Therapy 4th Edition
โ Scribed by Richard Abrams
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 344
- Edition
- 4
- Category
- Library
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