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Why The Long Face?
By Oliver Turnbull and Dr. Paul KeedwellHealth & Fitness
Why The Long Face? episodes
- S2 E6 - Is ketamine a miracle cure for depression?Is ketamine a miracle cure for depression or another fad with no basis for effective use of depression?40 min
- S2 E5 - The CBD craze - is cannabidiol a mental health panacea?There seems to be a groundswell of evidence supporting the idea that cannabidiol (a non-psychoactive ingredient of cannabis) can help with several mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. How does this bear up to scrutiny?41 min
- S2 E4 - Burnout: Deal With It!Although "burnout" is not a medical term, it is often used. Mostly referring to work situations, often white collar, burnout happens when the amount expected of someone feels like it is more than they can deliver. It manifests in anxiety symptoms and can leave the sufferer unable to face life.43 min
- S2 E3 - Microdosing of psychedelics: is there something in it?Microdosing is taking small quantities of psychoactive drugs in an effort to help improve personal performance and reduce feeling of depression and anxiety. Here we explore the drugs used, and why this is becoming more and more popular with professional since it coming to prominence in California in the late 10s.34 min
- S2 E2 - Are we getting to grips with Gender Dysphoria?Gender Dysphoria is no longer being treated as medical disorder which is a great leap forward for the acceptance of people who feel wrongly assigned or non-binary. In this Ep we look at Gender Dysphoria through the lens of improving mental health.40 min
- S2 E1 - Donald Trump, and what makes a narcissistEveryone knows what a narcissist is right? A big head? An alpha male / female? A selfish sociopath? In this ep we delve into its clinical meaning and find out some interesting ways in which narcissism and mental illness can be linked and explained...44 min
- S2 E0 - Intro to Season 2Welcome to Season 2 - Deep dives into more generic mental health and other issues affecting us all today!3 min
- S1 Short Cuts: Sigmund FreudA very very very silly look at the work of Sigmund Freud. Paul does try to be a little serious, but Oli stops him! We are a bit ashamed of our childishness, but still like it!20 min
- S1 Short Cuts: ECTThe idea of treating mental illness by subjecting the patient to shock of electricity through the brain seems utterly barbaric. And yet, when all other treatments have failed, should we try something which eases the suffering, even if we don't know quite why? This topic certainly does not come with easy answers, so we try to give the facts and not judge. We'd love your thoughts.8 min
- S1 Short Cuts: Bipolar depression and Stephen FryIn the second of our end of season "Short cuts" we discuss the sometimes misunderstood condition, bipolar depression. To help us describe this sometimes bewildering condition, we talk about one of our depressive heroes, Stephen Fry.17 min
About Why The Long Face?
From the publisher's feed
A new Podcast shining a light on mental health.
A psychiatrist and a management consultant walk into a bar. This should be the start of the lamest joke ever but, it turns out to be origins of Why The Long Face? - a new Podcast where we hope to shine a light on our wonderful but all-too-frail human spirit. There are many threats to our mental wellbeing – biological, psychological and social – and we, informed by the latest science, shared experience and the contributions of guests and listeners, are going to kick their arses and save humanity…maybe.
In the first season, two old friends, Paul and Oliver, will be exploring some of the theories behind the causes of depression and will touch on topics that could help people who are suffering. This might well happen over the course of a drink or two.