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Autor/in | Leinbaugh, Tracy C. |
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Titel | Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Primer for Mental Health Counselors. |
Quelle | In: Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 23 (2001) 1, S.36-47 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1040-2861 |
Schlagwörter | Counseling; Depression (Psychology); Mental Health Workers; Outcomes of Treatment; Psychosis; Suicide; Therapy |
Abstract | Electroconvulsive therapy is the treatment of choice for severe depressive episodes. Although little definitive research exists to explain its effectiveness, since its development in 1938 it has proven effective for the treatment of depression with psychotic features and suicidal ideation. Explains the procedure and discusses implications for the mental health counselor. (Contains 33 references.) (Author/GCP) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |