懂你Level6-Unit1-part3

Depression&treatment1

1Jack is a psychiatrist, which means he treats people who have mental problems. 2He has been treating patients for many years and has used a variety of treatments. 3Sometimes he just listens and talks to patients, and sometimes he uses medications.4 These medications affect the brain in many different ways.

(As a psychiatrist, he treats people who have mental problems.A psychiatrist is a doctor whotreatspeople who have mental problems. He has been a psychiatrist for many years.)

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.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 twenty years old when he first came to see Jack for help.The reason he came was that he had attempted suicide. (自杀倾向）.

(In some cases they produced opposite effects from what he expected.)

1Bob was extremely smart and was a student at one of the best universities in the world. 2However, he was often extremely depressed.3Because of his depression, he took drugs and drank a lot of alcohol.4It was an overdose of drugs and alcohol that nearly killed him.His roommate called 911 when he discovered Bob unconscious in their dormitory（宿舍） room.

（He wouldn’t have come to see Jack if he hadn’t tried to kill himself./He took drugs and drank a lot because of his depression./If he hadn’t attempted suicide, he wouldn’t have come to see Jack./If his roommate hadn’t called 911, Bob would probably have died.)

Once Bob recovered and was discharged from the hospital, he took time off from school to get help.That was when he came to the clinic where Jack practices medicine.At first Jack attempted to treat Bob with antidepressant medications. He also used conversation and recommendations(推荐）to help him rethink his life and memories. 1After a few months, Bob began to improve, but only moderately（一般的）.2 Thoughhe cooperated with the treatment, he continuedto think negatively. 3He also continued to go throughperiods of depression.4 As a result, he wasn’t ableto return to school.

( He wasn’t able to return to school because his treatment wasn’t working./He was still going through periods of depression./Had the treatment been successful, he probably would have returned to school.)

2018年9月3日

Depression&Treatment2

Because the treatment wasn’t working, Jack tried something new.1Because the treatment wasn’t working, Jack tried something new. 2He decided to use brain scans to look inside Bob’s brain. 3Brain scans are a way to look inside the brain to see how it is functioning.4 What the scans showed about Bob was crucial(至关重要的）. They showed that his Brian was damagedin a way that nobody had anticipated（预料）. There was significant damage to the front part of his brain. An injury in this part of the brain can contribute to depression and negative feeling.It can also contribute to feeling of anger and rage. The fact that his brain was injured and unbalanced explained why the treatments hadn’t worked.

The brain scans showed why the medications and other treatments hadn’t worked.They had failed because they didn’t address the brain injury. After discussing the injury with Bob and his parents, they concluded(结束、完成） that the cause of the injury was from playing soccer. In fact, Jack knew of quite a few soccer players who had suffered head injuries from playing that sport.Heading a hard soccer ball many times can damage the brain.

(They didn’t address the brain injury./They concluded that the cause of the injury was from playing soccer./If he hadn’t played soccer, his brain wouldn’t have been injured.)

With this new information, Jack used a new medication to treat the injury. Gradually(渐渐的）, Bob improved, and after a few months was close to full recovery. He no longer had any signs of depression and was finally able to return to school.Ultimately, Bob graduated from his university with honors and entered a famous law school.

(It helped his brain recover from the injury.)

From this experience, Jack realized that the brain imaging had allowed him to save Bob’s life.From this experience, Jack realized that the brain imaging had allowed him to save Bob’s life. If it hadn’t been for the scans, Bob would have ended up killing himself. Detecting and treating the injury to the front part of his brain was the key step in his treatment. Jack now believes that scan can be an important tool for psychiatrists. An injuredbrain mustbe healedbefore other treatments,  such asvitamins, drugs or counseling,canwork.

(The brain scans had allowed him to save Bob’s life./He decided to use brain scans to look inside Bob’s brain./There was significant damage to the front part of his brain.What the scans showed about Bob was crucial. )

2018年9月4日