Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists professional practice guidelines for the administration of electroconvulsive therapy

Weiss, Alan; Hussain, Salam; Ng, Bradley; Sarma, Shanthi; Tiller, John; Waite, Susan; Loo, Colleen

doi:10.1177/0004867419839139

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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists professional practice guidelines for the administration of electroconvulsive therapy

Published in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry • Apr 10, 2019

Authors:

Alan Weiss

Salam Hussain

Bradley Ng

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To provide guidance for the optimal administration of electroconvulsive therapy, in particular maintaining the high efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy while minimising cognitive side-effects, based on scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus. METHODS: Articles...

Subject

Electroconvulsive therapy

Best practice

Medicine

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