Dealing with depression

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today, the basis of depression and how science is helping in its management. Neuroscientist Trevor Robbins defines this condition; GP Munro Stewart tells us how it might be diagnosed and managed through medication; Jackie Rogers at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy examines the role of talking therapy; and Imperial College London's David Nutt looks at how ECT, deep brain stimulation and psychedelic drugs can play their part... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:03.5	Absolutely genius.
0:04.3	Welcome.
0:05.2	Welcome.
0:06.1	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:08.0	What that essentially means is...
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0:13.6	Without further ado, this is The Naked Scientists.
0:16.7	Hello, welcome to The Naked Scientist podcast, the show that brings you the biggest
0:20.5	breakthroughs
0:21.2	and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
0:26.5	I'm Chris Smith, and today, depression is going under our microscope,
0:30.9	including why this happens, how best to recognise and treat it,
0:34.3	and some of the more cutting-edge approaches to reverse out of the rut that some
0:38.7	people become cognitively bogged down in. Please note that in this program we talk about suicidal
0:44.0	thoughts and behaviours.
0:54.1	Now what did Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Virginia Woolf all have in common?
0:59.5	Well, aside from being towering figures in their chosen careers, they also battled severe depression.
1:04.7	In the past, it used to be called melancholy or black dog, but it's now classified as a serious mental health condition. The symptoms include
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