Book and Film Reviews – Undo Your Stress

Freud – The Netflix Series

by Kishore Chandiramani May 3, 2021 0

Being a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist, I thought it would be unwise on my part to ignore a film on Sigmund Freud. I didn’t know what to expect from the film; was it for psychiatrists, psychoanalysts or lay public. Was it about educating people or just to provide entertainment. I am not the one who is interested in crime dramas, psychological thrillers or murder mysteries and have never been able to watch such programmes for more than a few minutes. Strangely on this occasion I was unable to stop myself from watching the last five episodes in one go without…

Pope Francis: A Man of His Words (A film by Wim Wenders)

by Kishore Chandiramani April 22, 2021 0

The film discusses a formula of living in today’s world that the Pope Francis has given – be in peace with each other and in harmony with the environment. We can draw a parallel between the philosophy espoused by the Pope Francis and St Francis of Assisi. Perhaps the Pope chose the name Francis as he was already following the philosophy of St Francis of Assisi. Saint Francis of Assisi lived 800 years ago in a small town in Italy, he heard the voice of God – “Francis go and restore my house it’s falling into ruins.” He abandoned a…

Score	Depression severity	Comments
0-4	Minimal or none	Monitor; may not require treatment
5-9	Mild	Use clinical judgment (symptom duration, functional impairment) to determine necessity of treatment
10-14	Moderate
15-19	Moderately severe	Warrants active treatment with psychotherapy, medications, or combination
20-27	Severe

Score	Symptom Severity	Comments
7-10	Moderate	Possible clinically significant condition
11-15	Moderately Severe	Recomended consult doctor
>15	Severe	Active treatment probably warranted

Freud – The Netflix Series

Pope Francis: A Man of His Words (A film by Wim Wenders)

PHQ-9 Score Summary

GAD-7 Score Summary