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Randall, age 37, was one of the most popular teachers in the local high school.

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He always had time to talk with students about their problems

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and still managed to hand back their papers on time.

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So it came as quite a shock to everyone when Randall suddenly changed.

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He began leaving the building as soon as the bell rang.

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He came to school late, spending most of the day staring out of the window instead of teaching his classes,

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and sometimes he didn’t show up at all.

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When fellow teachers stopped by to express their concern about his behavior,

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Randall responded by locking himself in his bedroom for the next three days.

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It took two weeks for hiWEBVTT

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Randall, age 37, was one of the most popular teachers in the local high school.

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He always had time to talk with students about their problems

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and still managed to hand back their papers on time.

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So it came as quite a shock to everyone when Randall suddenly changed.

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He began leaving the building as soon as the bell rang.

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He came to school late, spending most of the day staring out of the window instead of teaching his classes,

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and sometimes he didn’t show up at all.

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When fellow teachers stopped by to express their concern about his behavior,

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Randall responded by locking himself in his bedroom for the next three days.

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It took two weeks for his family to get him admitted to the local hospital

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and by then the psychiatrist diagnosed Randall as suffering from major depression.

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The psychiatrist tried a series of antidepressant medications, but Randall didn’t respond to any of them.

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So the psychiatrist put Randall on an intensive treatment plan

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that included three therapy sessions per week over a four-week period.

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At each of these sessions Randall received a muscle relaxant and a general anesthetic.

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While Randall was unconscious, an electric current was passed through one side of his brain,

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producing a seizure that lasted about a minute.

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When Randall regained consciousness after each session, he had no memory of the treatment.

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Like most depressed individuals who undergo this type of therapy,

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Randall began showing improvement after about two weeks of treatment.

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Six months later, Randall had returned to his teaching position at the high school.

s family to get him admitted to the local hospital

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and by then the psychiatrist diagnosed Randall as suffering from major depression.

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The psychiatrist tried a series of antidepressant medications, but Randall didn’t respond to any of them.

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So the psychiatrist put Randall on an intensive treatment plan

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that included three therapy sessions per week over a four-week period.

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At each of these sessions Randall received a muscle relaxant and a general anesthetic.

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While Randall was unconscious, an electric current was passed through one side of his brain,

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producing a seizure that lasted about a minute.

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When Randall regained consciousness after each session, he had no memory of the treatment.

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Like most depressed individuals who undergo this type of therapy,

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Randall began showing improvement after about two weeks of treatment.

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Six months later, Randall had returned to his teaching position at the high school.