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About one in ten Americans over the age of twelve takes antidepressants according to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Researches looked at antidepressants use from 2005 to 2008 and found that they are the third most commonly prescribed drug in America.
Women are more likely to use them than men and Whites some more apt to take them than Blacks or Hispanics.
Experts say that in the last fifty years the rate of depression has been climbing.
They suggest it's due to world wide range of factors from what we inherit to the stress of modern life.
About one third of those with severe depression take antidepressants and more than half of those who use these drugs have .. on them for two years or more.
About forteen per cent have used them for ten years or longer.
The researchers also found that those taking antidepressant medicine just one in three had visited a mental health prefessional in the past year.
Only half of those taking multiple prescription of these drugs had sought out help.
Antidepressants can help produce symptoms of depression and anxiety for many people.
Other treatments that may be effective include behaviour therapy, exercise, yoga and meditation.
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Vocabulary
Antidepressant /ˌæntidɪˈpresnt/ - a drug used to treat DEPRESSION
Prevention /prɪˈvenʃn/ - when something bad is stopped from happening
Apt /æpt/ - to have a natural tendency to do something
To inherit /ɪnˈherɪt/ - to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died
Severe /sɪˈvɪə(r)/ - severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad or very serious:
Mental /ˈmentl/ - relating to the health or state of someone's mind
To seek / sought /sought - to look for someone or something
seek somebody out | seek something out - to look for and find somebody/something, especially when this means using a lot of effort
Anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ - the feeling of being very worried about something
~ about her growing anxiety about her health
~ at anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers
~ for deep anxiety for the whole family
~ over There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment.
Behavior therapy - is a broad term referring to psychotherapy, behavior analytical, or a combination of the two therapies. In its broadest sense, the methods focus on either just behaviors or in combination with thoughts and feelings that might be causing them.
baby blues - a depressed feeling that some women get after the birth of a baby
autism /ˈɔːtɪzəm/
schizophrenia /ˌskɪtsəˈfriːniə/
triage /ˈtriːɑːʒ/ - (in a hospital) the process of deciding how seriously ill/sick or injured a person is, so that the most serious cases can be treated first
due prep. see due
Questions
For today's health minute ... so
Comprehension Check
1. What are the statistics on taking antidepressants in the US?
About one in ten Americans over the age of twelve takes antidepressants according to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
2. What did the researchers find out about antidepressants prescriptions?
Researches looked at antidepressants use from 2005 to 2008 and found that they are the third most commonly prescribed drug in America.
3. Why has the level of depression been climbing during the last 50 years?
it's due to world wide range of factors from what we inherit to the stress of modern life.
4. How long do people usually use antidepressants?
About one third of those with severe depression take antidepressants and more than half of those who use these drugs have .. on them for two years or more.
About forteen per cent have used them for ten years or longer.
5. What other treatments can be used to overcome depression?
Other treatments that may be effective include behaviour therapy, exercise, yoga and meditation.
6. Do you agree with the thought that depression is the main disease of the 21st century?
7. What do think the best treatment for depression is?
in addition
1. see pain vs. ache vs. hurt vs. боль
2. the internal organs
3. Symptoms
abscess /ˈæbses/ – нарыв
absence of appetite /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ – отсутствие аппетита
bitter taste in the mouth – горький вкус во рту
bleeding – кровотечение
bruise /bruːz/ – синяк
burning - жжение
constipation /ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃn/ – запор
cough – кашель
diarrhea /ˌdaɪəˈrɪə/ – диарея, понос
dizziness /ˈdɪzinəs/ – головокружение
drowse /draʊz/ - сонливость
faint /feɪnt/– обморок
She suddenly felt faint.
The walkers were faint from hunger.
fever – лихорадка, жар
headache – головная боль
heartburn – изжога
high blood pressure – высокое кровяное давление
low blood pressure – низкое кровяное давление
injury – повреждение
nausea /ˈnɔːziə/ – тошнота
pain in a back – боль в спине
pain in a chest – боль в груди
pain in a side – боль в боку
pain in a stomach – боль в желудке
pus /pʌs/ - гной
queasiness /ˈkwiːzinəs/ – общее недомогание
the feeling of wanting to vomit (1) synonym nausea
She felt a slight queasiness in the mornings during the first months of pregnancy.
the feeling of being slightly nervous or worried about something
a feeling of moral queasiness about the whole business
rash /ræʃ/ – сыпь, покраснение
runny /ˈrʌni/ nose – насморк
(of your nose or eyes) producing a lot of liquid, for example when you have a cold
I think I’m getting a cold—I’ve got a sore throat and a runny nose.
having more liquid than is usual; not solid
runny honey
Omelettes should be runny in the middle
stuffy /clogged up/ nose - забитый/заложенный нос
short wind – одышка
sleeplessness - бессонница
weakness – слабость
temperature ['temp(ə)rəʧə] — температура
to take one's temperature - измерять температуру;
to have a temperature или to run a temperature - иметь повышенную температуру: I have a temperature. = I am running a temperature. - У меня повышенная температура
to catch (caught) the flu — заразиться гриппом
to catch (caught) cold — схватить простуду
chills — 1. холод; простуда, озноб 2. охлаждать, чувствовать озноб
stuffy — спёртый, душный 2. заложенный
filling — пломба; начинка (от fill - наполнять, заполнять)
to lose (lost) a filling — потерять пломбу
4. Illnesses
aids /eɪdz/ – спид
allergy /ˈælədʒi/ – аллергия
break – перелом
bronchitis /brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/ – бронхит
burn – ожог
cancer – рак
cholera /ˈkɒlərə/ – холера
cold – простуда
contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ disease – заразное заболевание
dislocation, joint dislocation – вывих
disordered stomach – расстройство желудка
dysentery /ˈdɪsəntri/ – дизентерия
food poisoning – пищевое отравление
heart attack – сердечный приступ
inflammation – воспаление
influenza /ˌɪnfluˈenzə/ – грипп
measles /ˈmiːzlz/ – корь
mental disease – психическое заболевание
plague /pleɪɡ/ – чума
pneumonia /njuːˈməʊniə/ – пневмония
scarlet fever – скарлатина
smallpox – оспа
stroke – инсульт
tonsillitis /ˌtɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/– ангина, тонзиллит
tumour /ˈtjuːmə(r)/ – опухоль
ulcer /ˈʌlsə(r)/ – язва
quinsy — острый тонзиллит, ангина
the flu — грипп
insomnia — бессонница
pressure — давление
heart attack — сердечный приступ
dislocate — вывихнуть, сместить
dislocation — вывих; дислокация, перемещение
fracture — перелом
pregnancy — беременность
burn (n) — ожог
5. to be at a doctor dialogues
Dialogue 1.
A: What do you complain of, sir?
B: I’ve got a splitting headache.
Dialogue 2.
A: What do you complain of, sir?
B: I’ve got an awful ear-ache.
Dialogue 3.
A: Did you ever suffer from malaria, sir?
B: No, ever.
malaria [məˈlɛərɪə] - малярия
Dialogue 4.
A: Did you ever suffer from bronchitis, sir?
B: No, ever.
bronchitis [brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs] - бронхит
Dialogue 5.
A: What will you recommend in the first place, doctor?
B: In the first place you must have your blood tested.
Dialogue 6.
A: What will you recommend in the first place, doctor?
B: In the first place you must have your lungs X-rayed.
lung [lʌŋ] - легкое
X-ray [ˈɛksreɪ] – 1. рентгеновский снимок, рентгенограмма; 2. исследовать рентгеновскими лучами, сделать рентгеновский снимок, «сделать рентген».
to be X-rayed - пройти рентген
You must have your blood tested. – Вам должны сделать анализ крови.
You must have your lungs X-rayed. – Вам должны сделать рентген легких.
aka I want my car to be repaired -> I must have my car repaired.
Dialogue 7.
A: How do I take all those pills, doctor?
B: You should take them twice a day.
Dialogue 8.
A: How do I take all those pills, doctor?
B: You should take them three times a day before meals.
Dialogue 9.
A: What specialist must I consult?
B: You must see a surgeon.
surgeon [ˈsɜːdʒən] - хирург
Dialogue 10.
A: What specialist must I consult?
B: You must see a therapeutist.
therapeutist [ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪst] – терапевт
physician [fɪˈzɪʃən] – врач общей практики, терапевт
Dialogue 11. At the Physician’s (1)
Doctor: Tell me your trouble, young man.
Patient: Well, I must have caught cold. I’ve been sneezing and coughing all the time and on the top of that it’s hard for me to swallow.
Doctor: Open your mouth, please, let me have a look at your throat … Your pulse, please … Now take off your coat and shirt, I’ll listen to your heart and sound your lungs … Got a temperature?
Patient: Yes, but not very high – thirty-seven, point three.
Doctor: There’s nothing serious the case with you. Just avoid draughts, keep the bed for a few days and take the medicine I’ll prescribe you.
to catch (a) cold - простудиться, схватить простуду
cough [kaf] - кашлять
sneeze [sniːz] - чихать
swallow [ˈswɒləʊ] – 1. глоток; 2. глотать
throat [θrəʊt] – горло, гортань
pulse [pʌls] - пульс
to feel / to take one's pulse - прощупать пульс
point - точка
avoid [əˈvɔɪd] - избегать
draught [drɑːft] - сквозняк
to take a medicine – принять лекарство
prescribe [prɪˈskraɪb] – предписывать, назначать
to sound one's lungs (chest) - прослушать легкие (грудную клетку)
to take a treatment for (a disease) - принимать лечение (от болезни)
Dialogue 12. At the Physician’s (2)
Doctor: What’s the trouble?
Ann: I feel hot and feverish and I’ve got a sore throat.
Doctor: Let’s have a look at you. I’d like to listen your chest. Breath in then cough. Now again. Thank you. Now I’ll take your temperature. Pull it (the thermometer) under your tongue. Well, it is a bit high. Have you been coughing much?
Ann: Yes, quite a lot, and sneezing.
Doctor: I want to examine your throat. Open your mouth wide. It looks a bit sore. You have got a cold but not a very bad one. I’m giving you a course of antibiotics. Take one capsule every four hour. Here’s a prescription. You’d better have a couple of days in bed.
Ann: Thank you, Doctor. Good bye.
to feel hot – чувствовать жар, "бросает в жар"
feverish [ˈfiːvərɪʃ] - лихорадочный
to examine [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] a patient - осмотреть больного
sore [sɔː] – больной, болезненный, воспаленный
have a look at – взглянуть на
chest [tʃɛst] – грудная клетка, грудь
breath [brɛθ] – дыхание; вдыхаемый и выдыхаемый воздух
to take one's temperature - измерять температуру
tongue [tʌŋ] - язык
prescription [prɪsˈkrɪpʃn] – рецепт; предписывание, рекомендация
Dialogue 13. At the Surgeon’s
Doctor: What’s wrong with your leg?
Peter: I feel pain in my leg. I’m afraid it’s fracture.
Doctor: How did it happen?
Peter: I slipped and fell down on my leg. I felt an awful pain when I tried to get up. My friends had to help me get here.
Doctor: You should have been careful. Well, we’ll start with the X-ray examination. Now sit down in this chair and the nurse will take you to the X-ray room.
(A few minutes later the nurse drives Peter back into the surgery. She passes the X-ray pictures to the doctor.)
Doctor (after examining the pictures): Unfortunately, it is a fracture. You’ll have to stay in hospital.
Peter: How long do you think I’ll have to stay here?
Doctor: I think not less than a couple of weeks.
What’s wrong with…? – Что случилось с…?
surgeon [ˈsɜːdʒn] – хирург
surgery [ˈsɜːdʒərɪ] – хирургия; врачебный кабинет, приемная врача с аптекой
fracture [ˈfræktʃə] - перелом
slip – скользить; поскользнуться
fall (fell, fallen) down - упасть
nurse [nɜːs] – сиделка, медсестра; няня
unfortunately [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətlɪ] - к несчастью, к сожалению
6. common phrases
Call an ambulance.
Please take me to the hospital.
It’s urgent.
Do I have to stay in the hospital?
Do you think it is serious?
Is it contagious? /kənˈteɪdʒəs/
Can you give me something to stop the pain?
Do I need an operation?
How long will the treatment take?
Can I continue my trip?
I have medical insurance.
Would you inform my family, please?
7. good wishes
Keep well. – Не болейте.
I wish you a speedy recovery – Желаю Вам скорейшего выздоровления.
Get well. – Выздоравливайте.
My sympathies. – Я Вам сочувствую.
Cheer up. – Выше голову, не унывайте.
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