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ELECT EPECT - Outpatient Electroconvulsive therapy

Director Fourth Year Department Courses: Julie Fort, M.D.
Director(s): Suresh Sabbenahalli, M.D. Phone: 318.678.7557
Administrative Contact: Christy Hay
Number of Students Per 4 Week Block: 1
Location: Brentwood Psychiatric Hospital
Elective Offered During Blocks: All
Course Code: EPECT
NOTE: Students will need to complete an orientation at Brentwood Hospital prior to starting their rotation. Students must contact Dr. Sabbenahalli 3-4 weeks prior to starting the rotation to obtain information about orientation.
4 weeks

No more than 3 days during the 4 week rotation can be taken for interviews unless approved in advance by director. ANY absences in excess of 3 days will be required to be made up before the evaluation will be completed and turned in.

Goals:
This elective is completed at Brentwood Behavioral Hospital. The student will be exposed to patients being evaluated for consideration of, and patients who are actively involved in, receiving ECT treatment. The student will have the opportunity to observe the administration of ECT to patients receiving treatments at Brentwood hospital. Students will learn to identify the common psychiatric problems which benefit from the use of ECT, discuss evidence-based indications, dosage parameters, and contraindications for ECT. Students will also learn the risks and benefits for ECT and apply knowledge to assess and select patients for ECT.

Objectives:
  1. Engage in supervised clinical experiences that increase the student’s knowledge and skills in assessment and treatment using ECT.
  2. Familiarize students with indications for ECT using the DSM and identify appropriate patients for ECT.
  3. Students will understand and be able to discuss the risks and benefits of ECT.
  4. Students will learn and be able to describe the length and frequency of ECT treatments, as well as relative contraindications.
  5. Students will describe specific techniques in ECT.
  6. Partner with other health care providers within the context of ECT.


Resources for Learning:
The student will participate in the evaluation and treatment of patients and will follow a minimum of 3 patients during the course of the elective. Faculty will observe at least one patient interview during the rotation.

Texts: Synopsis of Psychiatry, Kaplan and Sadock

Evaluation:
Clinical performance and interview observation.

Offered: ALL

Pass/Fail