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The Use of ECT in Adolescents: A Reply to Jones and Baldwin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Anthony C. James
Anthony C. James
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital, Oxford
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In reply to Jones and Baldwin's paper, the current practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is described with a retrospective case study. Particular reference is made to: indications, consent, immediate and longer term outcome. It is argued that the treatment is beneficial, but systematic audit is necessary.

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Controversial Issues
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1996 , pp. 307 - 310
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1996

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