The ECT Handbook By I. Nicol Ferrier and Jonathan Waite 4th edn.RCPsych/Cambridge University Press. 2019. £45 (pb). 292 pp. ISBN 9781911623168

Abstract

The Handbook presents the clear evidence base for these indications, but also looks at the utilisation of ECT in bipolar disorder, intellectual disability, children and adolescents, older adults, neuropsychiatric disorders and in pregnancy and the postnatal period, presenting the most up-to-date guidelines and evaluating available evidence. [...]some parts of the book will have a more general appeal; other parts are more aimed at members of ECT teams who need practical guidance. Of particular interest, the chapter on the use of ECT in the treatment of schizophrenia provides new and exciting evidence on the use of clozapine and ECT in combination to improve clinical outcomes in challenging cases.