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John was clinically depressed when he went into hospital 12 years ago, age 54. He had eight sessions of ECT that lifted him out of depression. He is diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder but now has less highs and lows and is on Lithium, which helps.
John is a professional.
Although Enid has always experienced periods of sadness, she only became very depressed after retirement. She was treated with ECT aged 73 and has found it helpful for a short period of time. Enid feels that depression should be considered an illness like any other.
Enid is a retired nurse and lives with her husband and two dogs. She has five children and describes her background as White British.
Tracy experienced postnatal depression after having a miscarriage. She then had postnatal depression after her second daughter. Although she had ECT over 20 years ago she still experiences problems with her memory of that time. She wouldn't recommend ECT to anyone, and found it didn't help her depression.
Tracy is a charity coordinator and lives with her husband and two children in West Wales. She describes her ethnic background as White British.
Kathleen had a couple of episodes of depression when she was in the UK, which were treated with anti-depressants. She moved to Canada and then was admitted to hospital on several occasions. Kathleen had 2 courses of ECT as an inpatient (24 and 18 treatments) and one outpatient maintenance ECT treatment.
Kathleen currently lives with her parents in the UK, has two children and is separated from her husband. She describes her ethnic background as White British.
Sheila was always against ECT because she used to help out in an ECT suite 20 years ago. However, when her husband experienced problems she found out more information about ECT and thought it may help him. Now she doesn't feel it has helped him very much but has seen it benefit others.
Sheila is a retired nursery nurse, has two children, and cares for her husband who suffers with anxiety and depression. She describes herself White British.
Carys daughter was given ECT when she was 19 sometime after she had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Carys felt that ECT did her no good but has seen it help other people. She is still struggling to get good support for her daughter 21 years later.
Carys works for a charity which represents carers, has three children, is married and describes herself White British.
Yvonne had a difficult relationship with her mother and experienced abuse as a child. Aged 18 she was admitted to a hospital and eventually received ECT, which she did not want to have. In hindsight, although she found ECT frightening, she thinks it was the start of her recovery.
Yvonne works for an organisation that looks after children with additional needs. She is married and has a daughter. She describes her ethnic background as White Scottish.
Henry Marsh talks about issues to be considered when thinking about neurosurgery on severely injured patients
Professor Henry Marsh is a consultant neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm: Tales of life, death and brain surgery.
David Menon explains how decisions are taken in intensive care when treating patients in a coma in the early days after their injury. He reflects on problems of uncertainty about outcome at this stage.
David Menon is Professor and Head of the Department of Anaesthesia, Principal Investigator in the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, and Co-Chair of the Acute Brain Injury Programme at the University...
Professor Lynne Turner-Stokes explains the conditions under which a patient can be determined to be in a permanent' vegetative state. She emphasises the need for skilled and repeat assessments.
Lynne Turner-Stokes is a consultant in rehabilitation medicine and Herbert Dunhill Medicine Professor of Rehabilitation, King’s College London. She chaired the Royal College of Physicians working party on prolonged disorders...
