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9781583332832
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1583332839
ISBN-13
9781583332832
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59039699

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Shock : the Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Subject
Alternative Therapies, Mood Disorders / Depression, Psychopathology / Depression, Psychiatry / General
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Health & Fitness, Self-Help, Psychology, Medical
Author
Larry Tye, Kitty Dukakis
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

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0.8 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A well-researched and thorough examination of the rise, fall, and revival of ECT . . . essential reading for anyone considering psychiatric treatment options." - The Boston Globe "The Dukakis shining through these struggles with depression is warm, funny, vulnerable. . . . Her description of unraveling under the media klieg lights is downright courageous." - San Francisco Chronicle, "A well-researched and thorough examination of the rise, fall, and revival of ECT . . . essential reading for anyone considering psychiatric treatment options." -- The Boston Globe "The Dukakis shining through these struggles with depression is warm, funny, vulnerable. . . . Her description of unraveling under the media klieg lights is downright courageous." -- San Francisco Chronicle,   A well-researched and thorough examination of the rise, fall, and revival of ECT . . . essential reading for anyone considering psychiatric treatment options.” —The Boston Globe   The Dukakis shining through these struggles with depression is warm, funny, vulnerable. . . . Her description of unraveling under the media klieg lights is downright courageous.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
616.89/122
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
Kitty Dukakis has battled debilitating depression for more than twenty years. Coupled with drug and alcohol addictions that both hid and fueled her suffering, Kitty's despair was overwhelming. She tried every medication and treatment available; none worked for long. It wasn't until she tried electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, that she could reclaim her life. Kitty's dramatic first-person account of how ECT keeps her illness at bay is half the story of Shock. The other half, by award winning medical reporter Larry Tye, is an engrossing look at the science behind ECT and its dramatic yet subterranean comeback. This book presents a full picture of ECT, analyzing the treatment's risks along with its benefits. ECT, it turns out, is neither a panacea nor a scourge but a serious option for treating life threatening and disabling mental diseases, like depression, bipolar disorder, and others. Through Kitty Dukakis's moving narrative, and interviews with more than one hundred other ECT patients, Shock- The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy separates scare from promise, real complications from lurid headlines. In the process Shock offers practical guidance to prospective patients and their families, boldly addressing the controversy surrounding ECT and awakening millions to its capacity to heal., Kitty Dukakis has battled debilitating depression for more than twenty years. Coupled with drug and alcohol addictions that both hid and fueled her suffering, Kitty's despair was overwhelming. She tried every medication and treatment available; none worked for long. It wasn't until she tried electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, that she could reclaim her life. Kitty's dramatic first-person account of how ECT keeps her illness at bay is half the story of Shock. The other half, by award winning medical reporter Larry Tye, is an engrossing look at the science behind ECT and its dramatic yet subterranean comeback. This book presents a full picture of ECT, analyzing the treatment's risks along with its benefits. ECT, it turns out, is neither a panacea nor a scourge but a serious option for treating life threatening and disabling mental diseases, like depression, bipolar disorder, and others. Through Kitty Dukakis's moving narrative, and interviews with more than one hundred other ECT patients, Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy separates scare from promise, real complications from lurid headlines. In the process Shock offers practical guidance to prospective patients and their families, boldly addressing the controversy surrounding ECT and awakening millions to its capacity to heal.

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  • by geohy_21
    11 Sep, 2024

    Worth reading

    Fascinating but does not stress the damaging Effect of ECT

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by vicer_us2015
    24 Jul, 2019

    "Shock" says it all.

    Book was informative,it gives the history of ECT.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

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