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Volume 147 - December 1985

Contents

Page 6 of 15

Papers

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Republic of Ireland 1982: A Summary of Findings

  • R. H. Latey, T. J. Fahy
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    29 January 2018, pp. 438-439

  • In 1981, Pippard & Ellam published the findings of their survey of electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) in Great Britain. This was the first such survey to use a ‘medical audit’ approach, and included field visits to ECT clinics and a three-month uncontrolled outcome study of patients. They reported that ECT was used selectively, but that equipment, administration of the treatment, and clinic premises left much to be desired.

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  • Electrophysiological and Hormonal Responses to Three Types of Electroconvulsive Therapy

  • Ashley Robin, Colin D. Binnie, J. B. Copas
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    29 January 2018, pp. 707-712

  • Patients were treated with three different types of electroconvulsive therapy in random order in the first three sessions of their courses. Anaesthetic and muscle relaxants were administered in standard doses, and treatment applied a set time after bolus injection. Electroencephalographic recordings were undertaken before, during, and after treatment, and hormonal measures before and after. The responses to treatment differed between the three types of current in both EEG and prolactin measures. It is suggested that the quality of the convulsive response varies with different currents.

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Correspondence

  • AIDS-Panic: AIDS-Induced Psychogenic States

  • G. O'Brien, F. Hassanyeh
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    29 January 2018, p. 91
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  • Vampires: The Nature (and Number) of the Beast

  • Karel de Pauw
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    29 January 2018, p. 320
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  • Understanding the Italian Experience

  • Shulamit Ramon
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    29 January 2018, pp. 208-209
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