Biomedical Treatments: Crash Course Psychology #36
Do you know how Prozac works? Or lithium? Did you know that electroshock therapy is still a thing? There’s a lot to know about biomedical treatments and how they work in tandem with psychotherapy or talk therapy. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about how Biomedical Treatments have evolved and how they work with other therapies.
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Chapters:
Introduction: Does Psychotherapy Work? 00:00
Client & Clinician Perceptions 01:19
Treatment Outcome Research 2:19
Effectiveness vs. Efficacy 3:10
Which Therapies Work Best? 3:45
Biomedical Therapies 4:42
Classes of Psychotropic Drugs 5:09
“Electro-Shock” or Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) 7:38
Other Biomedical Therapies: rTMS & DBS 8:50
Lifestyle Changes 9:25
Review & Credits 10:09
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46 Comments
Shrooms or ECT?
Exercise and eating well can help you manage depression but unfortunately, deppression makes it nearly impossible for me to get up and be active and makes my appetite magically dissappear
I know Hank doesn't write the scripts but I've been binging on these older episodes lately for my New Years Resolution and this guy is just so good at speaking well
"Controlled seizure"
I don't like how that sounds
I hope Bernice gets better
My laptop's fan blew out half way through this video but I figured I'd finish it on my phone and then put out that fire so…….thanks for the great work, Team.
is it not dangerous to zip anyone's brain with electrisy? I mean really in 2018. Who would even consider such a thing? You would think that by now. We humans would come up with anything better. I know I'm coming acrossed as shocked by this. Most of the time I agree with most everything you talk about. I am always entertained by what you talk about. Just posing a question. I'm not going to stop watching. But this subject reminded me of those old black n white movies my parents would watch. They were scary.
I was on Zoloft for a year and something with my genetic makeup made my mental health way worse 🙁
I think I’ve relapsed but my family dosen’t have the money to treat my horrid anxiety anymore.
Ah, well. Wouldn’t want to be a drain.
I'm genuinely impressed of your ability to pronounce every single word you said perfectly and also keep up the speed. My mouth paralysis by just listening to you 😂😂😂 you sure make the video more fun to watch 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍
I've had anxiety and depression pretty much for my whole life (I'm 21) and about a year and a half ago I saw a doctor who actually took me seriously and started me on a very tiny dose of zoloft. My parents noticed some pretty positive changes after about a month (one way of evaluating a treatment!) but it didn't last, and I went to a psychiatrist who tried lexapro, which had the same story and didn't last long. About 7 months ago, I started seeing a fantastic psychiatrist at my university who got me to take a genetic screening test to see how I metabolized certain drugs and it turns out ssri's don't work for me, so I tried an snri (which gave me heart issues) and finally anafranil, which has been a literal lifesaver and helps long term. I've been seeing a CBT therapist too for the past academic year and discovered I had OCD too, which honestly I probably should have noticed sooner, and the combination this semester has meant that I'm making decent grades in my classes and I didn't have to get a note from the dean for accommodations, plus I haven't been sick since (I swear it's related).
thank you
Thank you for this enlightening series- but your discussion of ECT was quite problematic! I understand the series employs humor to explore delicate topics, but in the case of ECT, you missed the mark. Most people are quite familiar with the old tropes of shocks and straps, and the video reinforces these- especially by first using the outdated name of electroshock therapy, and then displaying a terrorizing cartoon.
While 'infotainment' is a high-wire act, I would never show this video to any friend or person who may require ECT in future.
The video title should include not just biomedical, the content sure not just about it.
Tobias Funke xD
Great video, not sure about the ECT graphics, a bit scary and carry heavy stigmas
9:50 I'm not sure about Facebook counting like real "social interaction". I guess at least there's self awareness with the "person to person is better" label.
I love how they mention facebook a good social interaction. That does not hold up.
A psychiatrist helps a person with mental problem along with lifestyle change. One is dependent on the other. I was suffering from depression, and my psychiatrist has helped me to get it over. I am good now.
My injuries are work-relàted….
Most people here have depression or some major issue and I'm just studying for my AP psych test rip
Love that you guys threw in Tobias as one of the therapist!!! that was great
I don't agree with medicating everybody. Everyones body reacts differently to pills and even therapy. Some people are allergic to pills like me the side effects include a locked jaw, extreme depression or obsessively crying or having trouble sleeping.
Sometimes you go through periods were you improve and then suddenely your back to feeling slowed down or hopeless again. I recommend natural remedies, lots of water and a healthy diet that doesnt include candy, excessive coffee or soda. Tea for day and night time, plus vitamins helps me personally its better then a pill that just makes me more anxious.
Never over due it and stay in a routine and never sleep at the wrong time.
Over sleeping and under sleeping can have a huge effect on anxiety as well..not everyone needs to be medicated if they just have anxiety.
I also disagree with the clingy part not everyone is like this some people are distant and fearful of new relationships or strangers when they just have anxiety. And others are more co dependent but its important to understand the difference so you don't misdiagnose somebody and give them the wrong pills. Pain pill management is an important type of treatment too some people need motivation and reminders to take their meds right.
When really they just talk to themselves and have trauma, which falls under ptsd, which stems from anxiety and panic attacks and bad memories. Giving people like this pills is not always helpful. If you know it makes you cranky tell your doctor so they can take you off it.
These videos are so good for studying for finals!
You guys really have to clarify the difference between psychologist and psychiatrist… Most of your themes on this video refer to psychiatry yet you keep mentioning psychologists instead of psychiatrists
4:20 Hazel Grace after she reads Gus's letter I think
ECT & pharma M&Ms w/horrible side effects. but no psychedelics, transpersonal or positive psychology?????????? fail.
4:50
Kratom really helps anhedonia depression. I heard that sativa really helps. Now they use freaking ketamine! No dont use weed try ketamine. what the hell is going on ith big pharma
2:15 I didn’t know Tobias Fünke had his licenses again.
I’m doing ECT treatments every other day and I felt the need to clarify that THE PATIENT IS UNDER ANESTHESIA! If “electro-shock” therapy wasn’t so misrepresented a lot more people like me would improve and may even go into remission from depression.
. ECT nowadays is not scary
Good: I do like crash course
Bad: I learn better in class
Muddy: How can someone be fairly treated?
Did you all see Tobias Funke in there?!
anybody wanna write a one page summary over this for me? -_-
and there is countless research about EST and "It is most often used to treat severe depression and depression with psychosis that has not responded to medications. In some cases of treatment resistant bipolar disorder, ECT may be considered as a treatment option. Once called electroshock therapy, ECT still has many negative associations." its not bad
Wai wai wait haha – I GET IT, trust me, never combine ANYTHING with barbiturates, yet WHO IN THE HELL is STILL getting any short-acting and intermediate-acting barbiturates prescribed to them [example: Limit on Seconal/Secobarbital is like 5 grams a year max, and what pharmacy would have it….etc]
My year 11 class hates your videos. Thank-you.
I keep being recommended with these videos, is YouTube trying to tell me something?
Can you talk about biopsychosocial model?
I'd be interested to see a video on the use of magic mushrooms and ketamine for treating treatment-resistant depression and C-PTSD
Nothing has helped me cope with adhd, depression, and anxeity more than exercise
My seizures scare me in so many ways , I have a disorder that’s called epilepsy that isn’t a full out grandma full seizure but however mine are different because i jump out my sleep , fall over anything && any thing else you could think or image of . This helped me so much to understand why im always sleeping through the day , not really being myself or barley eat
Thank you for talking about ECT. Ive been doing it for a year and its changed my life
Psychopharmacology is Alchemy
Who else watching this in Psychology