Episode 63: Electroshock, Low Grade Depression, Terminal Illness
The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych
Robert Duff, Ph.D.
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2017
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Hello, my friends! Another awesome Q & A for you this week. Couple links that I mentioned in the show. Here's the cognitive rampage podcast: http://adamlowery.com/podcasts/ and here is that episode about TMS therapy that I mentioned: http://psychsessions.com/2017/01/01/ps-039-treating-depression-with-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-tms/
Anyways, here are the questions I cover:
- What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and is this something I should look into for depression?
- Should I get treatment when my depression isn't so bad that I have a formal diagnosis?
- What can I do to make my severe cancer diagnosis and treatment more bearable?
As always you can find my on social @duffthepsych and you can send me your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, kiddos, this is your earmuffs warning. |
| 0:02.8 | This is not an over-the-top raunchy podcast, but if you've read my books, you know I'm not afraid |
| 0:07.2 | to use some colorful language. |
| 0:09.5 | We might also cover some adult topics if they come up in the questions so just be aware of that. |
| 0:14.9 | Finally I need to remind you that while I am a therapist I'm not your therapist so |
| 0:19.6 | please don't try to use this as a substitute for professional help. |
| 0:23.0 | Also, please don't try to sue me. |
| 0:26.0 | Thank you. All Right, what is up, ladies, gentlemen, and friends of all varieties. |
| 0:42.9 | This is the Hardcore Self-Help Podcast episode 63. |
| 0:46.1 | I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, a psychologist from Southern California and the author of the Hardcore Self-Help |
| 0:51.2 | book series. |
| 0:52.4 | And welcome. Today I will be doing a |
| 0:54.3 | Q&A if you are new to the podcast. Most episodes are question and answer |
| 0:58.6 | episodes where you can send me questions about |
| 1:04.0 | anything, |
| 1:05.0 | things, questions about life, questions about relationships, |
| 1:09.0 | all kinds of stuff like that. |
| 1:10.0 | I'm happy to entertain all sorts of questions. |
| 1:12.0 | You could send those to me at |
| 1:13.9 | duff the psych at gmail.com all questions that I answer are anonymous I do ask that you |
| 1:18.8 | give me enough information to actually answer your question but not so much |
| 1:22.4 | information that I could write a novel |
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