Cases That Test Your Skills

The patient nobody liked

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References

If no ECT providers were available, we would have considered medication change and long-term treatment in a state mental hospital until Mr. L showed he could care for himself.

Related resources

  • Nagera H. Countertransference (PowerPoint presentation). Tampa, FL: The Carter Jenkins Center; 2003. www.thecjc.org/ppoint/ppoint/ct.ppt.
  • MayoClinic.com video: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): One woman’s journey. Click on “Video” at top, then scroll to title.
Drug brand names
  • Aripiprazole • Abilify
  • Olanzapine • Zyprexa
  • Citalopram • Celexa
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