Electroconvulsive therapy
Subject in Mental Health
Electroconvulsive therapy has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Jeff KaplanAmerican video game designer known for World of Warcraft and Overwatch at Blizzard Entertainment; co-founder of Kintsugiyama
Kaplan disclosed that he underwent electroconvulsive therapy during a deep depression, which he credits along with joining Blizzard for pulling him out.
“Eventually, I went through ECT, which is electroconvulsive therapy, shock therapy. And that broke me out”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming (Mar 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:34
Podcasts
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of GamingLex Fridman Podcast · Mar 11, 2026
Former Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan tells Lex Fridman about his path from failed writer and EverQuest player to World of Warcraft, Titan, Overwatch, and his new studio's game.