Listening-- depression &treatment 1
Jack is a psychiatrist, which means he treats people who have mental problems.
PS: psychiatrist英 [saɪˈkaɪətrɪst] 美 [saɪˈkaɪətrɪst] n.精神病学家;精神科医生
He has been treating patients for many years and has used a variety of treatments.
Sometimes he just listens and talks to patients, and sometimes he uses medications.
PS: medications英 [ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃənz] 美 [ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz] n.药;药物medication的复数
These medications affect the brain in many different ways.
Over the years, Jack found that some patients improved with treatment while others didn't improve at all.
In some cases, a patient's response to a treatment was the opposite of what was expected.
PS: 在某些情况下,患者对治疗的反应与预期相反。
Several years ago, he had a young patient who showed him why these treatments didn't work.
The patient's name was Bob.
He was 20 years old when he first came to see Jack for help.
The reason he came was that he had attempted suicide.
Bob was extremely smart and was a student at one of the best universities in the world.
However, he was often extremely depressed.
Because of his depression, he took drugs and drank a lot of alcohol.
It was an overdose of drugs and alcohol that nearly killed him.
PS: overdose英 [ˈəʊvədəʊs] 美 [ˈoʊvərdoʊs] n.(一次用药)过量v.一次用药过量
His roommate called 911 when he discovered Bob unconscious in their dormitory room.
PS: dormitory英 [ˈdɔːmətri] 美 [ˈdɔːrmətɔːri] n.集体宿舍;学生宿舍
Once Bob recovered and was discharged from the hospital, he took time off from school to get help.
PS: 一康复出院,就请假去寻求帮助。
recovered恢复健康; 康复; 痊愈; 复原; 恢复常态; 全额收回; 追回; recover的过去分词和过去式
discharged准许离开; 解雇; 释放; 排出; 放出; 流出; discharge的过去分词和过去式
from从…起,始于; 从…开始; 寄自,得自
hospital医院
took携带; 拿走; 取走; 运走; 带去; 引领; 使达到,把…推向,把…带到; take的过去式
time off休假,放假
That was when he came to the clinic where Jack practices medicine.
PS: 那是他来到杰克行医的诊所的时候。
clinic诊所; 门诊部; 门诊时间; 会诊时间; 私人诊所; 专科医院
practices实践; 实际行动; 通常的做法; 惯例; 常规; 惯常做的事; 习惯; 习俗; 练习; 实习; 实行; practice的第三人称单数和复数
medicine医学; 药; 药水
At first, Jack attempted to treat Bob with antidepressant medications.
PS: antidepressant英 [ˌæntidɪˈpresnt] 美 [ˌæntidɪˈpresnt] n.抗抑郁药adj.抗抑郁的
He also used conversation and recommendations to help him rethink his life and memories.
PS: 他还利用谈话和建议帮助他重新思考自己的生活和记忆。
conversation交谈,谈话
recommendations正式建议; 提议; 推荐; 介绍; 推荐信; 求职介绍信; recommendation
After a few months, Bob began to improve, but only moderately.
PS: moderately英 [ˈmɒdərətli] 美 [ˈmɑːdərətli] adv.一般地;勉强地;适度;适量;适中
Though he cooperated with the treatment, he continued to think negatively.
He also continued to go through periods of depression.
PS: go through经历,经受; 翻阅; 翻找; 整理; 通读; 彻查; 走; 例行做; 被通过; 被批准
As a result, he wasn't able to return to school.
Exercise:
1.What did Jack know about the effectiveness in different treatment?
In some cases they produced opposite effects from what he expected.
2.If Bob hadn’t attempted suicide…
He wouldn’t have come to see Jack.
3.What nearly killed him?
He took an overdose of drugs and drank too much alcohol.
4.What would Bob have done had the treatment been successful?
He would probably have returned to school.
5.Why did Bob come for treatment ?
He had tried to kill himself.
6. Bob would never come to see jack, if he hadn't tried to kill himself.
7.What would happen if his roommate hadn't called 911
If his roommate hadn’t called 911, Bob would probably have died.
8.Why wasn't Bob able to return to school?
His treatment wasn't working.
9.Why did they know that his treatment wasn't working?
He also continued go through periods of depression.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1.A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people who have mental problems.
2.As a psychiatrist , he treats people who have mental problems.
3.These medications affect the brain in many different ways.
4.He has been a psychiatrist for many years.
5.He has been treating patients for many years and has used a variety of treatments.
6.Jack is a psychiatrist, which means he treats people who have mental problems.
7.The reason he came was that he had attempted suicide.
8.he wouldn't have come to see Jack if he hadn't tried to kill himself.
9.He was 20 years old when he first came to see Jack for help.
10.In some cases, a patient's response to a treatment was the opposite of what was expected.
11.It was an overdose of drugs and alcohol that nearly killed him.
12.If his roommate hadn’t called 911, Bob would probably have died.
13.Bob was extremely smart and was a student at one of the best universities in the world.
14.He wasn't able to return to school because his treatment wasn't working.
15.After a few months, Bob began to improve, but only moderately.
16.As a result, he wasn't able to return to school.
17.He took drugs and drank a lot because of his depression.
18.However, he was often extremely depressed.
19.If he hadn’t attempted suicide, he wouldn’t have come to see Jack.
20.Because of his depression, he took drugs and drank a lot of alcohol.
21.Had the treatment been successful, he probably would have returned to school.
22.He was still going through periods of depression.