Designated Survivor (TV Series)
Capacity (2018)
Timothy Busfield: Dr. Adam Louden
Quotes
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Dr. Adam Louden : That's not what I said.
Ethan West : Those are your words on those tapes, aren't they, Doctor?
Dr. Adam Louden : Yes, but...
Ethan West : You didn't say the president was suffering from PTSD?
Dr. Adam Louden : You're taking it out of context...
Ethan West : You didn't say that the president was anxious and depressed?
Dr. Adam Louden : The leak of my tapes has been professionally devastating for me. I'm not gonna sit here and let you compound that humiliation by mischaracterizing my conclusions. If you're not gonna let me answer, I don't need to be here.
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Dr. Adam Louden : I never said, at any time, that Tom Kirkman was not fit to be President of the United States.
Ethan West : But your notes say he doubts he can do the job.
Dr. Adam Louden : Self-doubt is common when we lose a loved one.
Ethan West : Do you think his symptoms disqualify him from the presidency?
Dr. Adam Louden : I have no expertise as to the necessary qualifications of the Oval Office.
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Kendra Daynes : Dr. Louden, has the president improved since you started treating him?
Dr. Adam Louden : Absolutely.
Kendra Daynes : PTSD, anxiety, depression - all normal responses to a tragedy - have they diminished in the intervening months?
Dr. Adam Louden : Yes. The diagnoses on my tapes were provisional.
Kendra Daynes : Is the president currently in sound mental and emotional health?
Dr. Adam Louden : He is.
Kendra Daynes : Thank you.
Ethan West : You say he's improved, but he has good days and bad days, right?
Dr. Adam Louden : Yes. Like us all.
