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ECT: Is It Safe? | This Podcast Will Kill You 220
0:09I'm Erin Welsh and I'm Erin Allmann Updyke. And this is This Podcast Will Kill You. And today we're talking about ECT or electroconvulsive therapy.0:41How effective is it? Stuff like that. Yeah. But it was.2:31Or on YouTube. Hello? Yeah. Is it time now? It's time. Please tell me everything about ect. I well, I'll tell you some things.
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ECT: Is It Safe? | This Podcast Will Kill You 220
This episode explores the history of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), tracing its origins from 1930s shock therapies to modern psychiatric practice, while addressing the significant stigma caused by media portrayals and summaryThe hosts and guest Elaine highlight ECT's high efficacy for treatment-resistant depression, contrasting its life-saving potential with the negative perceptions perpetuated by films like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.summaryECT is one of the most effective psychiatric interventions, with approximately 70% of patients experiencing symptom relief and 60% achieving remission, significantly outperforming antidepressants alone for treatment-resitakeaway
Boston Globe Health & Sciences Reporter Sarah Rahal
The discussion reveals that while postpartum psychosis is a severe condition, the medical system often fails to provide effective treatments like lithium or ECT, instead resorting to polypharmacy that can exacerbate sympsummaryPrivacy laws (HIPAA) and fragmented electronic health record systems (like Epic) prevent doctors from seeing each other's notes, leading to 'doctor shopping' where patients inadvertently receive conflicting treatments betakeawayAmoxapine (referred to as Amatrifolene/Amatitine in transcript) is identified as a potent, last-resort antidepressant with strong side effects, yet it was prescribed to Lindsay despite experts noting that Lithium and ECTtakeaway
Joel Kim Booster on KPop Demon Hunters & Open Relationships | Only Child with Bob The Drag Queen
Joel Kim Booster discusses his unexpected success in 'KPop Demon Hunters,' his journey from homeschooling to public school, and his experiences with car accidents and bar fights.summaryKim Booster's role in 'KPop Demon Hunters' was small (three voices) but the film became a massive surprise hit, potentially the biggest movie of the year, surprising even the cast who didn't expect such success.takeaway“The sex that I have with my husband is very spiritual and connected and loving and romantic... the sex I have with some guy when I'm on the road is nasty and gross and it's it's it's different and it's a different kind quote
