Health care professional guide to electroconvulsive therapy

Lam, Raymond W., 1956- (Consultant, Onscreen presenter.). Donnelly, Martha. (Consultant). Jiwani, Gulrose. (Consultant). Vancouver Island Health Authority (B.C.) (Added Author). British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services. (Added Author). University of British Columbia. Mental Health Evaluation & Community Consultation Unit. (Added Author).

Summary: Health care professional guide to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) provides an overview of ECT, a treatment used for severe or chronic depression. The video explains its use in special populations, how it is done, the benefits, risks, and side effects. It also advises patients how to prepare for an ECT treatment.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Victoria, B.C.] : Vancouver Island Health Authority [VIHA], c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"This video is based on the 'Electroconvulsive therapy guidelines for health authorities in British Columbia', published by Mheccu and the BC Ministry of Health Services, 2002." "Produced through the facilities of the Centre of Excellence for Video and Multimedia Production, Vancouver Island Health Authority. Funded by British Columbia Ministry of Health Services, Mheccu: Mental Health Evaluation & Community Consultation Unit"--Credits. Click on the title in the first screen to play the video. DVD-R format. No scene indexing. No "skip" segments. This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Content specialists, Dr. Raymond W. Lam, Dr. Martha Donnelly, Gulrose Jiwani.
Participant or Performer Note:	Presenter, Dr. Raymond W. Lam.