Dr. Conrad Swartz edits reference text on Electroconvulsive and Neuromodulation Therapies
Posted Mar 15, 2009
Conrad M. Swartz, MD, PhD, Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry, has edited a reference book on electroconvulsive and neuromodulation therapies. The text covers the scientific basis and clinical practice of ECT as well as comparisons between ECT and medication therapies including the new generation of antipsychotic drugs. It also provides readers with administrative perspectives and specific details for the management of this modality in clinical practice. The new forms of nonconvulsive electrical and magnetic brain stimulation therapy are also covered. The chapter authors are leading scholars and clinicians. Further information is available from the url below.