9781615371679-1615371672-Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians

Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians

ISBN-13: 9781615371679
ISBN-10: 1615371672
Edition: Revised
Author: Mark S. George, Edmund S. Higgins
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
Format: Hardcover 197 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781615371679
ISBN-10: 1615371672
Edition: Revised
Author: Mark S. George, Edmund S. Higgins
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
Format: Hardcover 197 pages

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Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians (ISBN-13: 9781615371679 and ISBN-10: 1615371672), written by authors Mark S. George, Edmund S. Higgins, was published by Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Psychiatry (Psychology, Internal Medicine, Medicine) books. You can easily purchase or rent Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Psychiatry books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.28.

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A comprehensive survey of the state of current practice, this new edition of Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians provides thoroughly updated information on the growing list of electrical stimulation therapies now in use or under study, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), cortical stimulation (CS), and transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), as well as new coverage of promising treatments such as low intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP) and temporal interference stimulation (TI). After a brief course on the fundamentals of electricity and a refresher on neuroanatomy, the text explores how electricity works within biological systems before progressing to the chapters on individual therapies, which cover the history and evolution of the treatment, the techniques involved, clinical indications, side effects, and an up-to-date review of the evidence base supporting its use. The book is designed to help the reader cut through the initially daunting "alphabet soup" (e.g., ECT, TMS) by providing a clear and straightforward analysis of the prevailing techniques -- an indispensable resource for both clinicians and patients seeking in-depth knowledge of these acronyms and methods.

The book's noteworthy features are many: - Refinements in treatment protocols since the last edition are discussed in detail. For example, the sections on ECT cover advances such as focal electrically administered seizure therapy (FEAST) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST), while the TMS chapter covers theta burst and recent approval for obsessive-compulsive disorder.- The underlying science is addressed in the initial review of electricity and physics, information that is foundational to these treatment modalities, but that clinicians do not encounter in the medical school curriculum. The section also addresses the parameters for brain stimulation and how to determine the right dose.- A separate chapter is devoted to low intensity focused ultrasound pulsations (LIFUP) and temporally interfering (TI) electric fields, emerging treatments that have the potential to noninvasively stimulate focal locations deep in the brain without surgery or the implantation of hardware.- The section on using DBS for treatment-resistant Parkinson's disease (PD) is thorough, authoritative, and a boon to clinicians assessing the viability and efficacy of treatment options for their PD patients.- The new edition retains the amusing, but always informative sidebars highlighting the history of brain experimentation and applications of brain stimulation techniques

Written in a down-to-earth, accessible style by authors at the forefront of progress in the field, Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians is a rigorous, evidence based review of clinical data that focuses on what we know, what we don't know, and the strength of the evidence.

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